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A man falls deep into debt, and decides to rob the emperor's treasury with his son. They are successful, but when they return to steal for a second time, the man is caught in a trap made of tar, and is unable to escape. Rather than leaving his father to be discovered and identified by the authority, the son cuts off his father's head, and escapes, leaving his father's body behind. In order to uncover the headless thief's accomplices, the emperor orders that the body be dragged through the city in humiliation, whereupon the man's daughters cannot contain their cries of distress. Quickly, to hide their guilt and explain his sisters' outcry, the son stabs himself in the thigh, and uses that as an excuse for their tears when they are questioned about their relationship to the unidentitfied thief. | |||
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The Treasure
A man falls deep into debt, and decides to rob the emperor's treasury with his son. They are successful, but when they return to steal for a second time, the man is caught in a trap made of tar, and is unable to escape. Rather than leaving his father to be discovered and identified by the authority, the son cuts off his father's head, and escapes, leaving his father's body behind. In order to uncover the headless thief's accomplices, the emperor orders that the body be dragged through the city in humiliation, whereupon the man's daughters cannot contain their cries of distress. Quickly, to hide their guilt and explain his sisters' outcry, the son stabs himself in the thigh, and uses that as an excuse for their tears when they are questioned about their relationship to the unidentitfied thief.
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