Zlateh the Goat is a short story brilliantly written by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The story takes place a few days prior to Hanukkah in a mild and dry winter. The sluggish and snowless winter had scared the peasants, who knew there would be a poor harvest of winter grain if the tardy weather kept up; this in turn put the village into a small recession. Reuven, the furrier , sensing the predicament, sold Zlateh , an old but sweet goat who gave little milk, to Feyvel , the town butcher for 8 gulden. Such a sum would cover Hanukkah holiday expenses; so Reuven sent Aaron, the oldest son, to process the transaction. The family was struck with grieve upon the news, Leah ,the mother, and Anna and Miriam, Aaron’s two sisters, weeped for Zlateh. Aaron,