[LM_NET] ELEM: need book title

[Karna Antoniw <kantoniw@SANROBERTO.EDU.MX>]

Hello everyone,
 
I need help with the title of a book.  A teacher was recommending this
story but could not remember the title or the author.
 
The teacher thinks the story could be a Russian or Jewish tale.  The
story is about a man who has a coat.  Something happens to it (like a
rip or something), so the man makes it into a jacket or a vest.  After
that it becomes a tie.  Then, it's changed into a handkerchief.  The
lesson behind the story is to not waste things.
 
Anyone have any idea what the title of this book is or the author's
name?  
 
Thanks for your help.
 
Karna Antoniw, Librarian
Instituto San Roberto
Monterrey, Mexico
kantoniw@sanroberto.edu.mx 

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