Brothers

The Father and The Uncle

Two Brothers walked through the woods.
They talked about their children and their responsibility to them.
The first brother said: I have a hard time denying my son anything even when its for the best.
The second brother said: Me too.
Both wondered how they would teach their son to be a man without cruelty.

The first brother said: It's not possible.
The second brother said: I agree.

So a pact was made. Each would regard the other's son as their own but not let him know it. So he would learn to be wary of his Uncle's mercurial nature.

However both swore never to harm their sons intentionally and would be certain to act with care and love, even when the hard lessons must be taught.

Most of all, they swore that'd they would give the same service to each other so there would be no guilt or shame over the lessons taught.