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The evolution of Yiddish literature, as seen in the book No Star Too Beautiful, is much like the evolution of life itself. It is a slow, almost imperceptible, process. The stories begin as simple recapitulations of material from the Torah, and evolve into very descriptive stories which reflect real life experiences of the authors. Several themes remain throughout the evolutionary process, the most prevalent being the belief in, and an unwavering trust in, God. Another aspect of the stories that remains throughout the evolutionary process is that most stories contain, in one form or another, a lesson or moral. Some lessons are easily identified within the story, while others are, as in fables, posted at the end of the story as the Moral. As we move on towards the enlightenment period, the lessons are less obvious, but no less important. As I examine the evolution of this literature, I have decided to use the period divisions contained in the book. In part one (1382 to the Mid Eighteenth Century), we see several forms of stories. Some are simple recounts of Torah material, some are similar to fairy tales, and toward the end of this period, we begin to see the appearance of mysticism. The earliest stories tend