Undutiful son taught lesson showing his mother has suffered from him — Mythoi

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Undutiful son taught lesson showing his mother has suffered from him.

Society. · The family. · Parents and children. · view the constellation · filed as P236.7

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Undutiful children.

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Folly of father's giving all property to children before his death. They abandon him Supposed chest of gold induces children to care for aged father. They think that the chest of stones contains the inheritance Not daring to curse father directly, son does so indirectly Son deposes father and usurps throne Undutiful children ridicule father while he is drunk and naked Undutiful son overawes his father by threats

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