Fables of the Talmud and the Midrash

Preliminary Study, Selection, and Notes: Manes Kogan
Design and Illustrations: Marcelo Ferder
English Translation: Sandy Berkofsky-Santana

 
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Fable 31: The Man and the Glow Worm

A man saw a glow worm (a type of firefly) and got scared, since it looked like a burning ember.

People said to him, “Are you afraid of this? At night it is a burning ember, but when morning comes, you will see that it is nothing more than a worm.”

-- Pesikta Rabbati 33:4

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