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Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book. Chelm is a village of fools. The most famous fools—the oldest and the greatest—are the seven Elders. But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead. Here are seven magical folktales spun by a master storyteller, that speak of fools, devils, schlemiels, and even heroes—like Zlateh the goat. The New York Times called Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories, "beautiful stories for children, written by a master." The New York Book Review said, "This book is a triumph. If you have no older children on your list, buy it for yourself." Singer's extraordinary book of folklore is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who won a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are.

本书包含7篇故事，分别为《傻瓜的天堂》《奶奶讲的故事》《海乌姆的雪》《混在一起的脚和傻新郎》《*个叫施勒米尔的人》《魔鬼的诡计》和《山羊兹拉特》。作者辛格是犹太人，这些据中欧民间传说创作出的故事富有想象力，蕴含了深刻的含义。故事中的主人公有愚人，也有智者，他们常常以用自己的精明、不同寻常的信念和偶尔表现的愚笨给读者带来快乐。这里面既有从假死状态中领悟生命意义的商人之子，也有愚不可及却十分受尊敬的长老，还有一个凡事都能搞砸的傻新郎，一个与魔鬼斗智斗勇的小男孩，以及一只善解人意、勇敢的山羊，这些故事机智巧妙，非常动人。莫里斯·桑达克的插图十分精妙，与故事相得益彰。