Leo Tolstoy’s Russian folk tale “The old Grandfather and His Grandson” and Sandra Cisneros's “Abuelito Who” have the same universal theme about the importance of grandchildren always loving and respecting their grandparents.
In “The Grandfather and His Grandson,” a Russian folk tale, the old and weak grandfather, as when he ate food would fall from his mouth, and he broke their clay bowls, now he eats in a corner by the stove. “His daughter-in-law, scolded him, and said that he spoiled everything and broke their dishes”. But a week later, the little grandson, was was putting together little wooden pieces, as his parents, watched him, his father asked “What are you making?” The little grandson replied, “A wooden bucket, so when you and mother get old, I’ll feed you out of this wooden dish.” The pheasant and his wife looked at each other with tears streaming down their faces. From that day on they took way better care of the Grandfather. …show more content…
Here in the folk tale the son is treating his father poorly, and then their son thought that is how you, treat elderly. Then the couple finally, let the Grandfather eat at the table again, with a clay dish like the rest of