Solomon and the ant: and other Jewish folktales

Introduction

Solomon and the ant

The smell of money

The starling's answer

Solomon's ring of wisdom

Enough

Golden plates

The seven questions of Alexander the Great

Who knows?

The special ingredient

A special way of thinking

The magic seed

The true jewel of their father

The worst poison

The inquisitor's test

The wisdom of a bird

The wound that did not heal

The mouse that went looking for a husband

Teaching a wolf

What do you want to be?

Sharp as a diamond

Give her what you want

The rich man's reward

The shepherd's pipe

Don't ask

Changing a mind

Softening a heart

The coachman's answer

The prince who thought he was a rooster

Things should match

Juha's nail

What his father did

Tales of Chelm: The wrong kind of horse ; How not to train a cow ; A lot of sense ; Chelm law

A holy fool

Which one was more blind?

A head full of dreams

The riddling woman

The hiding place

The crowded house

Never afraid again

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