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and he asked one of the servants what was going on.
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âYour brother is back,â he was told, âand your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.â
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âThe older brother was angry and wouldnât go in. His father came out and begged him,
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but he replied, âAll these years Iâve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
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Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!â
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âHis father said to him, âLook, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours.
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We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!ââ