The Rabbi Ben Weiss Stories-3

It was the year of Universal Peace. The Prince of Peace had ascended to the throne and Jerusalem thronged with people who had come to celebrate the event. The aliens simply were not to be seen. When I went to Paris on some business for the Messiah,- I was his personal secretary, I asked the [...]

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The Rabbi Benn Weiss Stories-2

An Armenian in Paris Rabbi Benn Weiss followed me close as we made for the exit. ‘I love Art and I know what I like,’ he had said while staring at the canvasses long and hard. We came out into the sunshine. He asked, ‘What makes Beauty? Is it what is unattainable?’ I nodded. My [...]

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The Rabbi Benn Weiss Stories

A Human Scale© One evening a beggar approached Rabbi Benn Weiss and said that he was an angel in disguise.” Never mind these tatters, Rabbi,” he said in a conspiratorial tone, “I am indeed an angel sent down to find how many in this City of Peace are worthy to be called His own. So [...]

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A Chinese Story

The Fire- Bird © One Chang of Hainan island on coming to the mainland wanted to present himself before the emperor. He had a court dress made and it was splendid in silk with sashes and embroidered work. He arrived with great pomp and show since he had money and contacts to make his visit [...]

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Half-Half Tales-comic strip

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The Golden Goose retold-illustrated

The Golden Goose © Simpleton was not expected to amount to much so in the family he was least cared for. His father a woodcutter wanted his children to follow his footsteps. Dow the eldest was as sturdy as his father and Bo was of middling abilities but his brawn was as good as his [...]

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Billy Beg and His Bull retold-illustrated

Billy Beg and His Bull © Long, long ago there was a kingdom that spread about the valley of Cork in Ireland. It was so fertile that the beeves grazing there were fat, – it must have been the grass that fed on milk and honey, and they certainly made the king very wealthy. The [...]

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The Gingerbread Man retold-illustrated

The Gingerbread Man © The old couple knew they had a winner with the second try. They had made a cookie out of gingerbread and it came out perfect from the oven. The mold was in the shape of a boy and this time the form was crisp and fine. It brought smile to their [...]

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Jack and the Beanstalk retold-illustrated

Jack and the Beanstalk © Jack was a boy of 12 and he lived with his mother in a cottage. She being a widow thought Jack would make life easier for her. But Jack spent his day tied to her apron. ‘Jack, you got to do the chores around the house and help me.’ She [...]

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Rumpelstiltskin retold-illustrated

Boogie Loogy © Joe Miller worked as a clerk in Hott & Tott Bank, Mombassa. Having worked some twenty years the same tasks and with the same customers he hated it. He wanted to see some well-fed faces for a change and he knew it made him feel better to receive compliments or some gifts [...]

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