Chapter 4-OKAY, I'LL BUY THE COAT!
" There is an easy solution, perhaps you didn't think of it... " said Timke."I will make a new coat for you. It will be a warm coat."
"Be sure to make it very warm. I don't want my family to starve, you know."
"Yes, it will be a warm, thick blue coat, the best! " said Timke. And it will have my buttons-- you know, Yosef , everyone raves about my buttons. So with such a warm coat with those remarkable buttons it will cost more money than, for instance, a shirt. In fact, 10 Rubles."
"10 RUBLES!" moaned Yosef . "I'm not so rich! .I heard, Timke, that Mendel the tailor in the Platz shtetl makes coats for 5 Rubles. That's half the price, Timke! HALF THE PRICE!!!"