Jewish Folktales

definitive collection of fabulous Jewish folktales. - The Baal Shem Tov and the Witch 343 - The Seven Good Years 187 * The Boy Who Cut an Overcoat in Half 5 The Piece of Copper A Father’s Three Pieces of Advice A Little About Juha A Treasure from Heaven Aaron’s Bull Abraham and the Solitary Tsaddik Abraham the Cobbler Adam’s Diamond 2 Amen Binyamin Kaskoda the Detective 3,8 Blackface Day Death f The Old Man in the Shed 282 From the Visions of Jacob Frank Gehazi the Dog Hchanan the Pope Joab and the Amalekites King King David and Rabbi Reconnati King for a Year King Solomon and Queen Keshira King Solomon and the Old Frog King Solomon and the Stars King Solomon and the Three Brothers 54 King Solomon’s Wager with Fate Leaves from Paradise Lilith and the Blade of G Maimonides, the Grand Vizier, and Kerikoz the Painter Menashe, Alias Moshe Moses and the Ants Mullah Avraham’s Coat Nachmanides and His Disciple the Apostate One Trouble Drives Away Another Pearlncck Pinchas and the Dead Monkey Pretty Sarah Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra and the Bishop Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra and the Devil Worshipers Rabbi Alfasi and the Lion Rabbi Isaac Abrabanel and the King’s Shoe Rabbi Isaac Luria and the Waverers Rabbi Judah the Pious and the Beardless Rich Man Rabbi Nissim the Egyptian Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki and Sir Godfrey of Bouillon Rabbi Yehiel and the King of France Reb Yu del the Riding and Walking, Laughing and Crying Shlomo Tamsut’s Hand Solomon and Ashmodai Solomon and the Jar of Honey 47 Solomon and the Poor Man The Adventures of David Ei-Ro’i 246 The Angel of Death’s Seven Messengers The Angel’s Punishment The Apprentice Baker’s Blessing The Baal Shem Tov and Sabbatai Zevi The Baal Shem Tov and the Devil The Baal Shem Tov and the Dybbuk The Baal Shem Tov and the Frog The Baal Shem Tov and the Imps The Baal Shem Tov and the River The Baal Shem Tov’s Dream The Baal Shem Tov’s Servant 357 The Bagel The Baker’s Apprentice and the Magic Cup The Bishop of Salzburg and the Rabbi of Regensburg The Black Cat The Bookseller The Boy Who Gave God the Whole Prayer Book The Boy Who Was Sold to Be Sacrificed The Bride and the Angel of Death The Bride Who Was Sold to a Prince The Bridegroom, His Wedding, and His Death The Bright-eyed Lad The Broken Glass The Brothers Shlomo and Avraham The Cave of Father Abraham The Champion of Hot Pepper The Chickens and the Glassware The Child The Clay Barrel The Coachman’s Bad Luck The Daughter Who Was Wiser Than Her Father The Dead Fiancee The Dead Man’s Trial The Debate Between the Priest and the Town Fool The Desperate Man and the Prophet Jonah The Devil and His Partner The Doctor’s Illness 356 The Dream of the Chief of Police The Dress The Drowning Man The Egg Seller Who Struck It Rich The Errant Soul The Eternally Dirty Pastry 169 The Fall of the Angels i The Father, the Dog, and the Fish The Finger The Fly and the Spider The Four Grand Ladies The Four Ne’er-do-wells 3 20 The Girl Who Had a Cow’s Mouth The Glutton The Golem of Prague The Gullible Women The Holy Ari and the King wRo Rose from the Pit 239 The Horse That Was an Imp The Human Donkey The Hunter and the Bird The Husband, His Wife, and the Highwayman The Jeweler and His Two Wives The Jewish Pope The Jewish Shepherd The King and the Forty Crows The King Who Couldn’t Sleep The King Who Was Saved by a Rabbi’s Wife 232 • > ■ The King’s Bad Dream The King’s Horn The Kings’ Tomb The Kiss The Lamp That Died The Lead and the Honey The Little Flowers The Little Shoemakers The Little Tailors The Little Thatch Roof The Little Window That Delivereth from Death 3 19 The Live Merchant and the Dead Merchant The Location of Paradise The Lost Princess The Lute Player The Man in the Wagon The Man of Faith The Man Who Agreed to Be Moses The Man Who Came to Dinner The Man Who Cast His Bread Upon the Water The Man Who Forgave God The Man Who Killed the Prophet Zechariah The Man Who Ran After Two The Man Who Stole a Rope The Man Who Talked with Father Abraham The Man Who Visited Heaven The Man Who Visited Hell The Man Who Was Told to Beware of Hypocrites The Man Who Went to the Dickens The Man with Two Heads The Master Thief The Merchant Who Fell and Hurt His Leg The Merchant’s Son and Ashmodai’s Daughter The Mice That Ate the Iron The Miser and the Demon The Miserly Innkeeper and What Happened to Him After His The Nightingale and the Shroud Wearers The Old Bachelor Who Lost a Bean The Old Donkeys The Old Man of the Mountains The Old Man Who Entered the Room The Page Watcher The Parrot’s Advice The Peasant and the Snake The Peasant Gabriel and Count Samael The Peddler and the Woman Who Lied The Peddler’s Wife and the Four Beggars The Pious and the Wicked Man Who Died on the Same The Pious Thief The Pony’s IOU The Poor Brother and the Three Beasts The Poor Man and the Thieving Ministers The Poor Man Who Became a Doctor The Poor Man’s Luck The Precious Ring The Prince and the Gazelle The Prince Who Went Off on His Own The Prince Who Went Out of His Mind The Princess Who Refused to Talk 106 The Prophet Elijah and the Baal Shem Tov The Prophet Elijah’s Magic Box The Prophet Ezekiel’s Tomb The Prophet Moses and the Monkey Woman The Queen and the Wood Seller The Rabbi and the Graf The Rabbi and the Highwayman The Rabbi and the Villager The Rabbi Who Wouldn’t Mourn on the Sabbath The Rabbi’s Dead Visitor The Rabbi’s Son and the Eagle The Reaper and His Daughter The Reincarnated Bride The Rich Man Who Didn’t Believe in God The Rich Man Who Prepared for a Rainy Day The Rich Man Who Sought to Repent The Riddle 168 The Right Way The Righteous Snake The Sambation and Sabbatai Zevi The Sanhedrin’s Verdict The Scholar Who Fell into the Water The Sheep Herder and the Customs Official The Shepherd’s Pipe The Shirt of a Happy Man 183 The Singing Donkey and the Dancing Camel The Sky, the Rat, and the Well The Sorcerer The Soul of a Wandering Fiddler The Spices and the Manure The Story of Abuhatzeira The Story of Rabbi Joseph de la Reina The Story of the Donkey’s Head The Student, the Heiress, and the Tsaddik The Stuttering Corpse The Swindler, the Bachelor, and the Chicken The Tailor and the Descendant of Wicked Haman The Tailor Who Came Home in Rags The Tailor’s Reckoning with God The Talmud Student Who Wished to Study Magic The Tenth Man The Tin Sword The Treasure Beneath the Bridge The Tsaddik and the Dybbuk The Two Braided Sabbath Loaves The Two Friends The Two Shopkeepers and the Eagle The Two Tailors and the Wonderful Photograph The Two Washerwomen on Passover Eve The Unearthing of the Wailing Wall The Villager and the Hebrew' Letters The Villager and the Tearful Congregation The Vizier’s Daughter and the Bandit in Sheep’s Clothing The Wandering Merchant and the Trustworthy Ghost The Water Carrier in the Wilderness The Widow and the Bank Manager The Wise Men of Chelm The Woman and the Snake The Woman Who Did Not Believe in Miracles The Woman Who Was Almost Stoned to Death The Woman Whose Husband Disappeared The Wonders of Jacob Frank The Woodcutter’s Dream The Worms’ Complaint The Young Man and the Lawyer Who Was a Princess The Young Man Who Had No Luck There Was a Poor but Pious Man Tte Rich Man, .he Baal Shem Tov, and King David 45 Under the Carob Tree What Can Be Learned from a Thief Whatever, a Man Does Whom God Loves Ya’akov and the Fisherman Yishma’el ben Netanyah i6o