Tale of the Goat

Tale of the Goat

"Tale of the Goat" is a short story by author S. Y. Agnon. Also known as "The Fable of the Goat". The story was originally written in Hebrew.

Also a short animation, in Yiddish, by Max Cohen, inspired by the story of the same name by S.Y. Agnon. The Yiddish title is "Di Mayse fun di Tsig". Winner of the coveted Judge's choice "Palm d'Schnorrers" at Heeb Magazine's first film festival, the Heeb Film Fest London 2004. An English translation by Barney Rubin of the Fable of the Goat was published in December 1966 in Commentary magazine.


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