. Festival stories of child life in a Jewish colony in Palestine . ay you are unkind! The boys looked at one another andfelt guilty, for they knew that whatChaim had said was true, and that nosooner had they left the synagogue thanthey had forgotten their good resolu-tions. So they dropped their heads inshame and quietly said: All right, 94 JEWISH FESTIVAL STORIES Chaim! You can come along with us;but you must try to walk faster. So it was settled that, after the mid-day meal, and their families had had arest, the boys would walk together to theriver, each carrying his Psalm Book. They saw the
. Festival stories of child life in a Jewish colony in Palestine . ay you are unkind! The boys looked at one another andfelt guilty, for they knew that whatChaim had said was true, and that nosooner had they left the synagogue thanthey had forgotten their good resolu-tions. So they dropped their heads inshame and quietly said: All right, 94 JEWISH FESTIVAL STORIES Chaim! You can come along with us;but you must try to walk faster. So it was settled that, after the mid-day meal, and their families had had arest, the boys would walk together to theriver, each carrying his Psalm Book. They saw their teacher, when they ar-rived there, and, after wishing him aHappy New Year, they stood nearhim, repeating the special Psalms forTashlich. While they were deep in their devo-tions they heard a splash—and thenpiercing shrieks. For a moment no oneknew what had happened, till Chaimshead appeared in the water, and he madea great ado, splashing and rushed to see what had hap-pened; but, before others thought ofdoing anything to help, Moses jumped. mpi^^r :m nj/WKr^ THEY HEARD A SPLASH, AND THEN PIERCING SHRIEKS NEW YEARS EVE 97 in, caught hold of Chaim, and swamwith him to the river-bank. The ever-ready hands of the teacherdragged the two out of the water. Hehelped them undress themselves, andlaid their clothes out on the sand to dry. While the clothes were drying andChaim stood naked, the people gatheredround him and asked how he managedto fall in. Chaim said: Dan pushed me in. Its a lie! said Dan; I neverpushed him in. He may have slippedin, unknowingly, for Chaim was imi-tating Chassidim, bending and shakingbackwards and forwards, when sayinghis prayers, and he must have forgottenthat he was so near the steep bank of theriver, and, when bending a little too farforward must have slipped. No! no! again cried Chaim; Dan 98 JEWISH FESTIVAL STORIES pushed me in, and, whimpering,added: *No one ever believes me; for theboys always make me out a liar, becausethey do
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