Jewish Book of Fables : The Selected Works of

Expertly translated from the Yiddish by award-winning author and translator Curt Leviant, this edition features the fables printed in both English and Yiddish.

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction,

Curt Leviant

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The Advisor

3

(6)

Aesop and the Ass

9

(4)

At the Lion's Banquet

13

(4)

The Bagel Hole and Two Brass Buttons

17

(4)

The Bayonet and the Needle

21

(4)

The Bee and the spider

25

(4)

Before the Celestial Court

29

(6)

The Black Radish

35

(6)

The Blockhead's Question

41

(2)

The Brush and the Boot

43

(2)

The Canine Rebellion

45

(4)

The Cat and the Salami

49

(4)

Charity

53

(4)

The Clock and the Sewing Machine

57

(2)

The Cow on the Carpathian Mountains

59

(4)

The Crow and the Canary

63

(6)

The Dog

69

(2)

The Fear

71

(2)

God's Miracles

73

(6)

Groundless Enmity

79

(4)

The Horrible Thought

83

(4)

The Horse and the Whip

87

(2)

In Praise of the Moon

89

(2)

The Kiss

91

(2)

The Little Dolls

93

(6)

Mazel and Shlimazel

99

(4)

Messiah's Shofar

103

(2)

The Mirror and the Angel

105

(2)

Mister Courage

107

(4)

The Mountain and the Brook

111

(2)

The Needle and the Thread

113

(2)

The Nose and the Handkerchief

115

(4)

The Oven and the shovel

119

(2)

Over the Trough

121

(4)

The Pig and the Rooster

125

(4)

Purer Than Gold

129

(4)

Rashi

133

(4)

Reb Kolboynik

137

(4)

Revenge

141

(4)

The Sacrifice

145

(4)

The Salvation

149

(4)

The Scales

153

(2)

The Seeker of Justice

155

(4)

Sha'atnez

159

(4)

The Shirt and the Jacket

163

(2)

The Slaughtering Knife and the Saw

165

(6)

The Smoke and the Cloud

171

(4)

A Story Without an End

175

(2)

Two Roses

177

(4)

Two Tomcats

181

(2)

The Umbrella, the Cane, and the Broom

183

(4)

Where Is Justice?

187

(2)

Why the Earth Turns

189

(4)

The Wicked One

193

(2)

The Wish

195

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Jewish Book of Fables : The Selected Works of Eliezer Shtaynbarg

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