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countrylived an old Jewish man and hisfour sons.When the old manrealized that his sons,Gershon,Haskell,Nabar,and Shimin,had doubts about becomingpotters like himself-as was thecustom then-he gave each boya pot of gold and instructed himto go off on his own to see whatlay outside their little village.Each boy took a different road;each returned with a tale to tell;and each brought back some-thing that was all his own.  \nThis is a warm family storyintertwined with the customs ofChannukah,illustrated with atouch of the old world and con-taining a glossary of ethnicterms.  \nMH08  \n# THEPOTTER’SFOURSONS\n\n100  \nDoubleday &Company,Inc.1970  \nFT  \n丁P=8,2G64P  \nAUTHOR'S NOTE  \nSpecial words pertaining to holidaysand customs are defined in an illustratedglossary at the end of the story.  \nS.G.  \nCopyrighf ◎1969 by Sharlya GoldLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number AC71-78723  \nAll rights reserved Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Edition  \nBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY  \nTo my unclesOzer,Al,and Simchawhose kindness never failed me  \nLong ago in a small country lived an old Jewish man and his foursons.The father was a potter and made clay jugs,jars,bowls,and potsof every size and shape.He was neither rich nor poor but made a suffi-cient living.  \nThe boys,Gershon,Haskell,Nabar,and Shimin,had doubts aboutfollowing their father's trade.They had little interest in molding the wetclay and decorating the finished pots and jugs.They did whatever taskstheir father asked,but without joy.","cbCaid1MwvpHLUdd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid1MwvpHLUdd","pdf",3347923,56,"English","# The Potter's Four Sons\n## Author's Note\n## Glossary of Ethnic Terms","[{\"question\":\"Who are the four sons of the potter?\",\"answer\":\"The four sons are named Gershon, Haskell, Nabar, and Shimin.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main task the father assigns his sons?\",\"answer\":\"The father gives each son a pot of gold and instructs them to go out into the world to see what lies beyond 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