The stories in this collection are a mix of retellings of folk stories from his childhood, along with a couple of autobiographical pieces. The title story is about Naftali, who gives up a potential career in commerce in order to bring storybooks to children in remote villages. He delivers his books in a wagon pulled by his faithful horse, Sus, until the two of them are too old to continue and retire on the estate of a wealthy and educated man. These stories reflect a bit of the author's personal interests (kindness to animals, science, and the cabal), but are not as surreal as the stories which he created in other collections. Six of the eight stories were translated to English by his nephew, Joseph Singer. ( )