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Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), [1919], at sacred-texts.com
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"Where is the door?" | |
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Og, riding gaily on the unicorn behind the Ark, was quite happy | |
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A strange crowd of demons of all shapes and sizes poured into the synagogue with threatening gestures | |
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He could not see what Sarah saw--a figure, a spirit, clutching a big stick | |
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"The big fellow here got angry, beat the others and smashed them to bits" | |
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He sprang from his stool, spluttering and cursing | |
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He found a beautiful youth, clad in a deer skin, lying on the ground | |
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With a cry, he put his fingers in his mouth to ease the pain and burned his tongue | |
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They saw the land rise up like a huge mountain and a tremendous stream of water gush forth | |
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He looked up and beheld the most beautiful woman his eyes had ever seen | |
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As the Shah raised his sword an old man stepped from behind the tree | |
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Behind him a fierce roar indicated that the lion was in pursuit | |
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The gates opened from within and the Arab stood before them | |
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The sun was shining on a noble city of pinnacles and minarets | |
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He heard a cry of alarm and saw a huge stone fall on the soldier riding behind him | |
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The four youths mounted the eagles which flew aloft to the extremity of their cords | |
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"Thou canst only be my long lost son Elkanan!" | |
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He crouched on his throne and imagined he saw angels and demons and fairies | |
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The monster was battering down the door of the synagogue | |
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Hanina and his wife followed the giant frog | |
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The giant bird did not seem to notice its burden at all | |
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Then the door slowly opened and a figure in white stood in the entry |