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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,715 Ratings and 187 Reviews

Book Description
Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut.
Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help.
As he follows the Rabbi's unlikely advice, the poor man's life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly upro... More
Book Information
PublisherSquare Fish
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100374436363
ISBN-13978-0374436360
Publication Date09/01/1990
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About Margot Zemach (Author, Illustrator) : Margot Zemach is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Margot Zemach include Eating Up Gladys, Some from the moon, some from the sun: Poe... more
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