> The story concerns a poor humble,naïve, man who, upon reaching the gates > of > heaven, is asked what he would like most.
> He answers that a nice, warm roll in the morning would be wonderful. I > > think the story is called Bunchee Swag (pardon my Yiddish!) – Any ideas? You are correct, Joan. "Bontche Schweig" aka "Bontche the Silent". It appears in The seven good years, and other stories of I.L. Peretz and was adapted on the stage as part of The World of Sholom Aleichem (my father played the tile role once). Worldcat record : http://www.worldcat.org/title/seven-good-years-and-other-stories-of-il-peretz/oclc/10914446 Steven M. Bergson Toronto, Canada __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
