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was building, and the captain called of time.” And so it was, a day later, cious talmidim,”
together the crew and passengers to that the captain sounded the second There were those very foolish people
reiterate the rules one more time so horn: toot-toot. By now, the anxious whose greed kept them away from
that everyone clearly understood. crowd streamed hastily to the ship. even the final toot-toot. Gazing
“Remember the three toot-toots After all, the instructions were quite down to the ocean, they finally re-
and never forget the rules and our clear, and there would be just one alized the ship had set sail. They ran
agreement.” more warning. helplessly to the shore, but it was
“But you know, but you know…” Rebbe much too late. Soon after, a severe
As the ship docked, everyone ran whispered, winter set in, and they all perished.
excitedly onto the diamond-covered There were those people who could Ay ya yai, ay ya yai…. What good
island. They could not believe their not leave a single diamond on the were their diamonds to them now?
eyes. It was just as the captain had ground. They said, “How can we
told them: diamonds, diamonds leave these precious stones here? We By now, everyone sat silent and spell-
everywhere. The people scattered will wait to the very last minute and bound. Rebbe continued his melodious
across the island, each gathering as run back just before the ship leaves chant. “And who, my talmidim, is the
many diamonds as he could. After port.” And so it was that hours went captain? Why of course, my dear boys,
many days, the captain knew the by, and the captain, realizing that the captain is Hakadosh Baruch Hu
time had come to go back to sea and foolish people were still on the is- (G-d). And who are the passengers? Of
return home. As he blew the first land, gave the final toot-toot. Min- course, it is us, His dear children.
horn – toot-toot – the people took utes later, the captain raised anchor,
heed. The cautious ones took their and the ship began to leave the port. “Hashem takes us to a world of gash-
diamonds and, satisfied with their Frantically, some stragglers jumped mius (materialism) that is filled with
lot, boarded the ship. into the water to board the ship. sparkling, tempting diamonds. But we
“But you know, but you know…” Rebbe With the help of those on the ship, have an agreement, and the agreement
would say, they climbed aboard, cold, wet, and is our Torah. Hashem allows us to gath-
Many people said, “All these dia- frightened from a near disaster. er much physical wealth, the abundant
monds are left; we can wait for the “But you know, but you know, my pre- diamonds, but he never wants us to for-
second toot-toot; there is still plenty get our agreement; He wants us to al-
ways live by the rules. And he gives us
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together the crew and passengers to that the captain sounded the second There were those very foolish people
reiterate the rules one more time so horn: toot-toot. By now, the anxious whose greed kept them away from
that everyone clearly understood. crowd streamed hastily to the ship. even the final toot-toot. Gazing
“Remember the three toot-toots After all, the instructions were quite down to the ocean, they finally re-
and never forget the rules and our clear, and there would be just one alized the ship had set sail. They ran
agreement.” more warning. helplessly to the shore, but it was
“But you know, but you know…” Rebbe much too late. Soon after, a severe
As the ship docked, everyone ran whispered, winter set in, and they all perished.
excitedly onto the diamond-covered There were those people who could Ay ya yai, ay ya yai…. What good
island. They could not believe their not leave a single diamond on the were their diamonds to them now?
eyes. It was just as the captain had ground. They said, “How can we
told them: diamonds, diamonds leave these precious stones here? We By now, everyone sat silent and spell-
everywhere. The people scattered will wait to the very last minute and bound. Rebbe continued his melodious
across the island, each gathering as run back just before the ship leaves chant. “And who, my talmidim, is the
many diamonds as he could. After port.” And so it was that hours went captain? Why of course, my dear boys,
many days, the captain knew the by, and the captain, realizing that the captain is Hakadosh Baruch Hu
time had come to go back to sea and foolish people were still on the is- (G-d). And who are the passengers? Of
return home. As he blew the first land, gave the final toot-toot. Min- course, it is us, His dear children.
horn – toot-toot – the people took utes later, the captain raised anchor,
heed. The cautious ones took their and the ship began to leave the port. “Hashem takes us to a world of gash-
diamonds and, satisfied with their Frantically, some stragglers jumped mius (materialism) that is filled with
lot, boarded the ship. into the water to board the ship. sparkling, tempting diamonds. But we
“But you know, but you know…” Rebbe With the help of those on the ship, have an agreement, and the agreement
would say, they climbed aboard, cold, wet, and is our Torah. Hashem allows us to gath-
Many people said, “All these dia- frightened from a near disaster. er much physical wealth, the abundant
monds are left; we can wait for the “But you know, but you know, my pre- diamonds, but he never wants us to for-
second toot-toot; there is still plenty get our agreement; He wants us to al-
ways live by the rules. And he gives us
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