<P> In the story , a father has two sons . The younger son asks for his inheritance and , after wasting his fortune ( the word prodigal means `` wastefully extravagant '' ) , becomes destitute . He returns home with the intention of begging his father to be made one of his hired servants , expecting his relationship with his father is likely severed . </P>
<P> In the story , a father has two sons . The younger son asks for his inheritance and , after wasting his fortune ( the word prodigal means `` wastefully extravagant '' ) , becomes destitute . He returns home with the intention of begging his father to be made one of his hired servants , expecting his relationship with his father is likely severed . </P>
characters in the parable of the prodigal son
characters in the parable of the prodigal son
a father two sons
a father two sons