Asterix and the Cauldron

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Volume 13

In Asterix and the Cauldron, Whosemoralsarelastix, a dishnonest neighboring Gaulish Chief, asks Vitalstatistix, the Chief of the little Gaulish village to guard a cauldron filled with money in order to hide it from the Roman tax collector.

Vitalstatistix assigns this task to Asterix who is dumbfounded when the money is stolen while on his watch. Asterix is banished from the village for his carelessness until the debt is repaid. Bank robbery, chariot racing and theatrical contests are some of the tactics Asterix and Obelix use to fill the cauldron.