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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a race
of tiny
people called the Trids. They were similar in size to Smurfs, and
they
were as resilient as cartoon characters. They were a proud race
of Jewish
citizens, curious in every way. They lived at the foot of a tall
mountain
in a lush and protected valley.
Their curiosity for exploration had taken them to every corner
of the
globe. They had traveled far and wide trading the woven products
their
tiny hands could make so well. The only place on the entire
planet they
had never seen was the other side of their own mountain!
But there was a good reason for this: On the other side of the
mountain
lived a giant! And whenever they tried to brave the harsh
elements of the
mountain to cross to the other side, they would no sooner arrive
then,
without so much as a how do you do, the giant would kick them!
And, as
tiny as they were, they always ended up back on their side of the
mountain.
Well, as luck would have it, their rabbi, who was a traveling
human rabbi,
came through as they were discussing their latest venture into
Giant Land.
Their rabbi loved to travel as they did; that was why he was
their rabbi.
And one of the Trids, known for his incredible intellectual
prowess,
decided that their rabbi should try to cross the mountain and
report to
them what was there!
The rabbi protested, the rabbi pleaded. He had heard the
stories of what
happened to them when they tried to cross the mountain. But the
Trids were
adamant. So the rabbi finally agreed to try to cross the
mountain.
The rabbi climbed and sweated and sprained an ankle. He was
not as
resilient as the Trids, and he feared this venture would get him
killed!
But, for the love of his little Trids, he persevered until
finally, he
crested the mountain.
And there was the giant! As the rabbi cowered, the giant
smiled and said,
"Why, hello, rabbi!"
The rabbi looked up, unconvinced that he was truly going to
escape physical
damage. "Aren't you going to kick me?" the rabbi
queried in a tremulous
voice.
To which the giant replied, "Silly rabbi, kicks are for
Trids!
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