298D: Tale of the Beatific Baker

I’m searching for a children’s book I read as a little girl probably in the early 1960s (do not recall title or author) about a poor village baker who has nearly run out of all ingredients to make his delicious baked goods. He is on the verge of closing down his shop for lack of money and ingredients when a poor beggar appears at his door asking for a meager meal. The baker ponders the request. If I recall correctly, he discusses this with his wife who tries to persuade him not to feed the man, but the baker wastes no time using his remaining ingredients to serve up a meal for the beggar. He also offers him a place to sleep in his bakery. When the morning comes, the beggar is gone, but the baker, to his surprise and thankfulness finds his larder overflowing with all of the ingredients he needs to keep his little bakery open.

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