A father has two sons; a dumb one and a smart one. The dumb one approaches Dad and seeks his inheritance early. Dad obliges, and the dumb son does what dumb sons are apt to do – he wastes his inheritance in riotous living. After some time of living in the consequences of this incredibly poor choice, the dumb son does something smart. He comes to himself and seeks to return home to his father. All is well until the older brother exhibits a response that offends us all