One Swing Too Many

Yankel is hurrying home through the forest, carrying all of the earnings from the big sale he just made. When a robber jumps out from behind a tree and demands Yankel’s money, he comes up with a clever plan to escape the robber and keep his earnings – does it work? Rabbi Mark Kaiserman retells the story. For a written version of this story, see One Shot Too Many in “The Jewish Story Finder” by Sharon Barcan Elswit.