Itzik’s Midrash

Itzik Manger

1935

Eve Brings Adam the Apple

The first man, Adam, lies in the grass,
And spits at a passing cloud,
Humbly, the cloud says, “Adam,
Please, would you cut that out.”
But Adam sticks out his tongue
And says to the cloud, “Too bad,”
Then spits a slender stream of spit
And says, “There’s more of that.”
Wiping the spittle with his sleeve
The cloud grumbles angrily,
“Th…
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