by Balin » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:34 pm
So the father is a treasure-hunter of some kind? Yes Is he looking for gold generally? Or the exact chest of gold in the museum? This
So is the chest open with gold visible inside? Yes Was the gold placed there by the museum at the time they created the exhibit? Yes Or was the gold placed in the exhibit later? Is it a tableau of some kind (e.g. wax figures of pirates on a desert island)? Yes
When the son points it out, does he recognize it as genuine? Or believe it is genuine on account of being a child? This
****SPOILER****
The father is a treasure hunter who spent many years looking for a particular buried treasure. Never finding it, he gave up the hunt and raised a family. Near their home was a museum that had an exhibit on this treasure, including a chest with gold coins. The father took the son to visit the museum, and told him about his looking for the treasure, and never being able to find it. The son said "There it is!" and pointed at the replica chest. The father was about to dismiss it as just the replica, but he began thinking about it, did some investigating, and learned that the real chest had been hidden as the fake chest in the museum. He gave his son the credit.
Based on a picture puzzle book I read as a kid. Thanks for playing.