This is a fable because the person who threw the child thought that the child's father was good at swimming.

This fable is selected from "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period·Cha Jin". Handling things must be based on reality. If the object is different or the environment is different, the methods and means of handling problems must also change accordingly, otherwise it will It will cause catastrophe. The acquisition of skills depends on oneself, not on innate inheritance. Never force another person to do something he cannot do.

Translation:

A person passing by the river saw a man pulling a child and wanted to throw the child into the river. The child was very frightened and cried and screamed in panic.

The passers-by rushed forward and asked the man: "Why did you throw the child into the river? Aren't you afraid of drowning the child?"

The man replied: "It doesn't matter, this child's father is good at swimming."

After hearing this, the passerby was very angry and said angrily: "The child's father goes back to swimming, does it mean that the child must be good at swimming?"