"Исаак Башевис Зингер. Taibele and her demon " - читать интересную книгу автора

the gravedigger recited the Kaddish. A cry broke from Taibele. This Alchonon
had lived a lonely life, just as she did. Like her, he left no heir. Yes,
Alchonon the teacher's helper had danced his last dance. From Hurmizah's
tales, Taibele knew that the deceased did not go straight to Heaven. Every
sin creates a devil, and these devils are a man's children after his death.
They come to demand their share. They call the dead man Father and roll him
through forest and wilderness until the measure of his punishment is filled
and he is ready for purifications in Hell.
From then on, Taibele remained alone, doubly deserted - by an ascetic
and by a devil. She aged quickly. Nothing was left to her of the past except
a secret that could never be told and would be believed by no one. There are
secrets that the heart cannot reveal to the lips. They are carried to the
grave. The willows murmur of them, the rooks caw about them, the gravestones
converse about them silently, in the language of stone. The dead will awaken
one day, but their secrets will abide with the Almighty and His judgment
until the end of all generations.