The rich man wanted to teach his son a lesson because

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A rich man had only one son who fell into a bad company and developed many bad habits. The man was worried about the habits of his son. He tried his best to mend his habits but he could not succeed. One day, he thought of a plan to teach his son a lesson. He went to market and purchased some fresh apples and a rotten one. He came back to his home and called his son. He asked his son to put all the apples along with the rotten one in a cabinet. The son did the same. After some days, the father asked his son to bring the apples. As he opened the door of the cabinet, he was surprised to note that all the apples had become rotten. He felt sad. At this his father told him to see how one rotten apple had spoiled all the rest. In the same way, one bad companion could spoil all others. The father's advice had the desired effect. The boy gave up bad company and became good again. So, it is better to be alone than in bad company.