In the beginning of the short story, the old Jewish couple, Berl and Berlcha, had been driven from their homes in Russia and had settled in Poland. In Poland, they had devout religious beliefs where they believed that everything would be given to them that they needed. They had their basic needs which were a garden, a cow, an

One Friday morning, a nobleman came to the house of Berl and Berlcha. At first the couple did not know who the man was until he stated his name. The rich and wealthy man was Samuel, who had left the home forty years ago. He had come back to the couple with riches and wealth beyond any normal person's wildest dreams. But the mother and father did not want any of the money and were already satisfied with what they already had. They had the basic necessities in a form of food and shelter but most importantly their religion. Even after the father proclaimed he didn't want anything to do worth the money, Samuel suggested to the father that it would be a good idea to build another synagogue or a home for the elderly. The father retorted that the synagogue was already big enough and that no one lives on the streets. Samuel seemed to not understand at first, why these people would not let him help them. He had worked his whole life for what he has now and finally he came back to his home village to help the poor villagers

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Approximate Word count = 693
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)