ATU 982 The Pretended Inheritance (previously Supposed Chest of Gold Induces Children to Care for Aged Father)

ATU 982

The Pretended Inheritance (previously Supposed Chest of Gold Induces Children to Care for Aged Father)

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Religious Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Supposed chest of gold induces children to care for aged father. They think that the chest of stones contains the inheritance. 1 variant
Ungrateful children punished. (Cf. Q551.1, Q557.1, Q557.2, Q588.) 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.