2008/12/08 Nikolayev
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Zlateh

Hay

When I was young I had a book with Yiddish fairytales titled “Zlateh the Goat”.
That particular story was about a boy who kept himself alive during a snowstorm by hiding in the hay with his goat Zlateh. Zlateh kept him warm and gave him milk.
The room in my hotel in Nikolayev is so cold that I feel forced to look for a goat tonight.


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Arnon
Did you ever read the piece Singer wrote about this? If not, its worth reading, but Isaac Bashevis Singer is worth reading in general, i still remember the nice pieces from the Spinoza story.
I read the same book, and if i remember this boys name was Aaron
said David Manos Pefko 09/12/2008 01:04 • x
Arnon
If you find a goat, Laura and I will take care of the hay.
said Oscar Wilde 09/12/2008 02:21 • x
I always use warm goat milk in my cappuccino whenever the room is cold.
said Coen van Dam 09/12/2008 03:23 • x
arnon
Aren't there any Zlata's among the brides to be? But then again I think no Zlata will ever give you the warmth Zlateh does.
said karol l. 09/12/2008 08:06 • x
Karol
Many Svetlana's, Tatiana's, Olga's.
There are not enough men. Do you want to come?
said Arnon Grunberg 09/12/2008 09:52 • x
Oscar
Do you and Laura love goats?
said Arnon Grunberg 09/12/2008 09:53 • x
@Arnon
Is there no wodka?
said Natasza Tardio 09/12/2008 11:18 • x
So many women to choose from and still in need of a goat.
said Mieke Dutoit 09/12/2008 11:25 • x
@Mieke
Yes, most of those guys desperately in need of a goat all end up with a woman in their bed. Poor misunderstood men.
said Bernard f 09/12/2008 12:56 • x
Mieke
Of course he needs a goat despite all the women. Women usually have ice cold feet and tend to steel body heat from their companions, don't they.
said Juliane B. 09/12/2008 13:04 • x
Arnon
Irina will be proud of you.
said Mieke Dutoit 09/12/2008 14:20 • x
arnon; Svetlana's, Tatiana's, Olga's
I wish I could. But if I could, I would only come to hear you read form ''Zlateh the Goat' or at the utmost for a massage in the Black Sea. Besides there are already some 'a's' in my life.
said karol l. 09/12/2008 14:21 • x
I'd like to try women once more before I'd opt for a goat.
said Dens Powells 09/12/2008 18:53 • x
Arnon
Yes, we have a soft spot for farm animals.
said Oscar Wilde 09/12/2008 18:59 • x
Bernard
So in your case I shoul say: So many goats to choose from and still looking for a woman?
said Mieke Dutoit 10/12/2008 10:32 • x
shoul=should
said Mieke Dutoit 10/12/2008 10:32 • x
Once I was trapped in a wampa cave but my friend Han found me and cut open his tauntaun and put me inside to keep me warm. Later my father cut off my hand. All in all it was an unusual two hours.
said D Hylobates 10/12/2008 15:57 • x
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