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Kadish

This character is a somewhat wealthy merchant whose family lives in a large house and employs many servants.

Atzel

This character is young and described as being tall with black hair and black eyes; this character is lazy and wishes to be in paradise.

Aksah

This character is a young orphan who is tall with blue eyes and golden hair.

Grandmother Leah

This character tells the children a bedtime story before sending them off to bed and, in effect, becomes the narrator.

The Elders of Chelm

These are the greatest fools in a town of fools, and in a town of fools, the greatest fools are the rulers.

Gimpel the Errand Boy

This character is sent about the town to tell the people not to leave their houses and trample the silver snow.

The People of Chelm

These characters' actions are obviously inappropriate, but at times, they...

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