Tevye
And in the circle of our little village, we have always had our special types.
For instance, Yente, the matchmaker... Nahum, the beggar...And most important
of all, our beloved Rabbi...
Mendel
Rabbi, may I ask you a question?
Rabbi
Certainly, my son.
Mendel
Is there a proper blessing for the Tsar?
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Rabbi
A blessing for the tsar? Of course. May God bless and keep the Tsar... far
away from us!
Tevye
There are the the others in our village, they make much bigger circle. Here
is honored constable, here is honored priest, here is honored...many many
others. We don't bother them and so far they don't bother us.
And among ourselves, we always get along perfectly well.
Tradition, tradition..without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as a fiddler on
the roof!" next
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