The Robber and His Child by Brothers Grimm. Short summary

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The old robber began to tire of his current trade. The robber’s conscience for the crimes he had committed against ordinary people also pressed on him. Because of this, he changed his lifestyle completely.

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One robber had lived almost his entire life in a dense forest. He lived on the money that came from robbing nobles and government officials. Ordinary freight wagons avoided the raid and further robbery.

But time passed and the raider’s outlook on life changed. As the gray hair on his head began to show, the bandit began to realize that such a life was no longer for him. And the amount of misfortune brought to strangers began to weigh on his mind as well. Under the pressure of these factors, he repented of his crimes and began a new life. To atone for his guilt before the world, the man began to help those in need.

But his sons had a different opinion about this not entirely legal way of making money. They saw robbery as normal. Which they told their old father bluntly. The old man responded by telling them that this occupation would only bring misfortune and lead to the gallows.