One day Deng Xiaoping decided to take his
grandson to visit Mao. "Call me granduncle,"
Mao offered warmly. "Oh, I certainly couldn't
do that, Chairman Mao," the awe-struck child
replied. "Why don't you give him an apple?"
suggested Deng. No sooner had Mao done so
than the boy happily chirped, "Oh thank you,
Granduncle." "You see," said Deng, "what incentives can achieve.