Gimple is a character in Gimple the Fool. He is described as a simple and gullible baker, who is known as a fool in the village of Frampol. Gimple is married to Elka, who regularly cheats on her husband with a variety of men. Over the course of the story, Elka bears six children. Before her death, she confesses that none of the children are her husband's.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer