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field. When seen by David and asked how he could expectthese to grow, he was to reply;" How can a boiled egg behatched and produce chickens?"[ v. below No. 342].

330( 51)[ f. 327a]. Of two brothers, one was rich, the A° 333other poor. The poor one had many children. One( Isaac)was taken by his uncle in exchange for a measure of corn. Hebrought him up. A rabbi taught him to declare his loveto the cousin and placed a sword between them. The uncleconsented but the aunt refused to let them marry, for shewished her brother to marry her daughter. So she gaveeach 100 dinars and sent them away. Both were to returnafter one year, and show who had been more successful.Isaac was stranded on an island where he found two kindsof herbs, one causing illness, the other healing. He curedthe king and was made ruler of the town, and married hiscousin on the very day when she was to be betrothed toher uncle, who had meanwhile returned after a prosperousjourney.

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331( 52)[ 329b]. Stories of Pineḥas b. Jair. a) A measure 327of corn was forgotten by travellers. He sowed and reapedyear after year and filled the barns and gave it to thetravellers after years. b) He advised the people to pay theirtithes, mice having been sent as punishment for neglect.c) He told the people that the girl who had fallen into theriver did not get drowned. d) He passed through the watersof a river which divided before him.

332( 53)[ f. 329b]. Baya, the taxgatherer, and a scholar GB 325+01[ in Askalon] were both taken to be buried. Enemies attackedthe people and they fled, but his friend and pupil remainedbeside the body. The people returned and buried the tax-gatherer with great honour, in spite of the student's protestthat it was not the body of the scholar. In the night, thescholar appeared to the student and showed him his gloryin Paradise, and explained as a reason for his neglectedburial that he had not protested against insults offeredto scholars. The taxgatherer, however, had received hisreward here in this world, becaused he had once distri-