Zlateh the Goat | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

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...
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