Jewish Fairy Tales
Travel back to a land at the intersection of folklore and religion. The 23 authentic Jewish fairy tales in this book, brought together from the Talmud and other ancient sources, including the Jewish Chap Book, the Midrash Rabbah, Beth Hammidrash, Tanhuma, and Rabbi Eliezer, will surround you with angels, demons, goblins and an amazing assortment of Old Testament prophets and sages. In several of these stories, the prophet Elijah — "always at hand to comfort the sorrowful, cheer the...
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Nine tales from antiquity will enthrall children with the exploits of kings and beggars in a spellbinding world of demons, angels, and other supernatural creatures.
I.The Magic Apples (from the Jewish Chap Book)1II.The Wise Merchant (from the Midrash Rabbah)14III.Heavenly Treasures (from the Talmud)18IV.King Solomon's Carpet (from Beth Hammidrash)20V.The Magic Lamp (from Shalsheleth Hakkabalah)33VI.Chanina and the Angels (from the Midrash Rabbah)42VII.The Wonderful Slave (from Beth Hammidrash)45VIII.About Leviathan, King of the Fish (from the Jewish Chap Book)52IX.The Demon's Marriage (from the Jewish Chap Book)62X.The Magic Leaf (from the Midrash Rabbah)74XI.The Prince and the Rabbi (from Shebet Jehudah)77XII.The Princess and the Beggar (from Tanchuma)80XIII.The Castle in the Air (from Achikar)87XIV.The Citizen of the World (from Rabbi Eliezer)94XV.The Snake's Thanks (from the Jewish Chap Book and Tanchuma)95XVI.The Rebellious Waters (from Rabbi Eliezer)100XVII.The Goblin and the Princess (from the Talmud)102XVIII.Iron and the Trees (from Genesis Rabbah)109XIX.David and the Insects (from the Alphabet of Ben Sira)111XX.The First Vineyard (from Tanchuma)116XXI.Abraham's Tree (from Jalkub Chadash)118XXII.Joseph, the Sabbath Lover (from the Talmud)120XXIII.The Magic Sword of Kenaz (from the Biblical Antiquities of Philo)125
