It Could Always Be Worse

Written by Margot Zemach

Grade:

1-3

ISBN-13:

978-0374436360

Publisher:

Square Fish (1990)

Also known as "The Crowded, Noisy House", this Yiddish folktale tells the story of a desperate and unhappy man who goes to seek help from his rabbi. Upon complaining of a terrible life with too much noise and no room in his house, the man's rabbi tells him to bring his livestock into his home one by one. The man does as he's told, and in the end is rewarded with a peaceful and roomy home.