The Devil's Arithmetic

when badchan got to hannah and sang the song in captor 10, what did the badchan meant when he sang this

when badchan got to hannah and sang the song in chapter 10, what did the badchan meant when he sang this

 

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The badchan approaches the girls and sings a kind of rhyme to entertain them. Upon learning Chaya's name, he tells her that her name means "life" before departing. He also calls her an "old girl in young girl disguise." The girls discuss what the badchan told them but Hannah watches the man closely. She decides that he reminds her of a court jester.

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