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Terrible, terrible!

by Robin Bernstein · 1998

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In this contemporary retelling of the classic Jewish folktale, a rabbi advises a blended family how to deal with their overcrowded house.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisJewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens

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