I have an old copy of this Yiddish folk tale: *It Could Always Be Worse* A Yiddish folk tale retold and with pictures by Margot Zemach Scholastic Book Services, 1976
Michal Strutin On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Stahl, Sheryl <[email protected]> wrote: > I know a story, but unfortunately I don’t remember the names. > > There is a story about a person who complained to his rabbi that his house > was too small and the rabbi told him to bring in his chickens, his goat, > his cow, his horse etc. When the man blew up that now his house was way way > way too crowded the rabbi told him to take out the chickens, goat, cow, > horse, etc and suddenly the house seemed much bigger! > > > > I’ve seen several different versions with either the rabbi, or just a > generic wise man. > > > > Sheryl > > > > Sheryl Stahl > Senior Associate Librarian > Frances-Henry Library > Hebrew Union College-Jewish Insitute of Religion > 3077 University Avenue > Los Angeles, CA 90007 > > 213-765-2127 > [email protected] > www.huc.edu/research/libraries > > > > > > > > *From:* Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Eileen Polk > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 06, 2015 1:58 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local > college by reading to her students two versions of the same children’s > story, one Jewish and one something else. I have been looking through my > sources, but am having trouble finding something, so I am turning to you. > Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Eileen Polk, Librarian > > Prentis Memorial Library > > Temple Beth El > > Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 > > __ > 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.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- Michal Strutin michalstrutin.com [email protected] cell 423-612-8861
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