Mulla handed his daughter a clay water pitcher, gave her a stinging slap across the face, and said, "Go down to the spring and fill this up, and don't you dare break it!" His wife witnessed this and yelled, "Why on earth did you just hit her?!" Mulla replied, "You just don't get it. I hit her so she remembers not to break it. What good would it do to beat her after the pitcher is already smashed?"