This story is derived from a song from the Yiddish Theater, “I Had a Little Overcoat” or “Hob Ikh Mir a Mantl”.

It is a popular story, for reasons you will understand when you hear it! There are many versions told by storytellers of different heritages, and two beautiful books for children (Something From Nothing, by Phoebe Gilman; and Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, by Simms Taback) have been published.

Listen, and enjoy!

The music from this podcast is “Before She Is Even Born – Variations on the Sher”, by Skip LaPlante, with Alice Even Cohen, Rob Kaplan, Skip LaPlante.