Same way you treat your parents your children will treat you.

 Dad said that Granddad was going away.

Peter had not really believed his Dad would send Granddad away. 

But now -- there it was -- the going-away gift. 

The blanket a gift from his Dad to his Granddad . . . a going-away gift.

It was a big, double blanket. 

"Now, isn't that a fine blanket?!" said the old man, smoothing it over his knees. "And isn't your father a kind man to be giving the old man a blanket like this to go away with? It costs something, it did look at the wool in it! And warm it will be these cold winter nights to come. There will be no other blanket like it up there."

Granddad was trying to make it easier. Ever since they had talked about 

"going away," Granddad had said it was his idea. Imagine -- leaving a warm house, family and friends to go to that building . . . where he would be with so many other old fellows.

But Peter had not really believed Dad would do it, until this night when he brought home the blanket.

Dad cleared his throat . . . "I . . . wanted him to have the best. . . ."
looking at the blanket. "Mmmm . . . it's a double one, too."

"Yes," the old man said, "it's a double one . . . a fine blanket for an old fellow to be going away with."

The boy suddenly said: "Granddad doesn't need a double blanket. Here, Dad " -- and he held out a pair of scissors -- "Cut it, Dad . . . cut the blanket in two." Both of them looked at the boy surprised. 

The boy said: "Cut it in two, And keep the other half"
"We’ll save the other half, Dad; 

It will come in useful later when you're old and I'm sending you away." 

 Kids learn from their parents. Same way you treat your parents your children will treat you.