In this variation on a Jewish folktale, a dog moves to the country in search of peace and quiet only to be plagued by three rowdy cats, but he devises a clever plan to end their nightly noise.

When Zundel the tailor wears out his beautiful coat, he continues to make smaller and smaller garments from the material that is left.

In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph's baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left--but then Joseph has an idea.

No one will help the Little Red Hen make the Passover matzah, but they all want to help her eat it. Includes information about Passover, a recipe for matzah, and a glossary of Yiddish words used in the story.

In this variation of a Yiddish folktale, a spoiled prince has a fit and assumes the speech and mannerisms of a rooster until he is locked in a room for seven days with a frail grizzled old man. Includes author's note on the origin and meaning of the tale.

Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.

When Rudie's sitter gets the flu, he uses her recipe to make her a batch of special chicken soup, including the secret recipe of stories from the heart.

A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.

Miriam eats so much matzah that she gets sick of it and then her grandfather helps by making a special one.

After observing a miracle that marks the love and concern that two brothers have for each other, King Solomon decides on the site for his great temple.