Indonesian parents rat son out for stealing a toy, get him punished

A Twitter post in Indonesia has gone viral which reportedly tells the story of how a couple in central Java Capital of Semarang taught their son a lesson when they found out that he had stolen a toy from a store. Singgih Sahara, the shopkeeper, who works at the toy store tweeted the whole story and his encounter with the parents and their son. The thread went viral and has been retweets thousand of times. Singgih also wrote that the parents had approached him and apologized on behalf of their son for stealing a 'Tayo the little Bus' toy from a famous South Korean Kid's cartoon series. 

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Singgih claims that when the boy returned the toy to him he cried and hugged him. He also said that the little boy asked for punishment. The parents had reportedly told Singgih to give the boy a light punishment so that he learns his lesson and never tries to steal again. Singgih as punishment told the little buy to rearrange some toys on a display cabinet according to their colors. According to Singgih, the little boy had stolen the toy as his mother had promised to buy him the toy once his exam scores came out, but because he wasn't able to wait any longer to get the toy he stole it. Singgih also tweeted how the parents initially wanted to pay five times the price of the stolen toy but Singgih had reportedly turned it down as the boy had already apologized. 

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'A cute story'

After the thread had gone viral, netizens reacted in awe and thanked Singgih for the heartwarming story. One internet user commented saying, “What a cute story. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully, the boy will grow up well”. One of the netizens said, “Really as a teacher who diligently participates in parenting seminars, I really feel that learning parenting is important before marriage”.

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