This allegorical story is a European fairytale with large Jewish spiritual content. At the beginning of the story, the “Not good” takes the princess away from her father and kingdom and banishes her to another place. Her father sends after her. But when the man finds her, he must yearn for her for a year and fast on last day to free her. He fails when he falls asleep on the last day. Therefore, the next year he must yearn for her and not drink or sleep on last day. He once again fails and the princess flees once again to a golden mountain where she awaits his rescue. After following nature to her, he bribes his way into the kingdom and finally frees her. The story consists of many natural elements such as him talking to the wind, the desert he travels through, and the non specific locations that are described in the story.
The allegory that exists in this fairytale story: -King: God -Princess: Schechina (divine presence)- feminine -Giving into the fast: Adam’s temptation -River of wine: Noah’s ark -Long sleep: Babylonian exile |