Ira talks to author Etgar Keret about his mom, and the stories she used to tell him when she put him to sleep.  He explains why it's always been so hard to write about her.

Etgar Keret tells the story of how his mother convinced an army general to send her son home for a day in the middle of a war.

When it comes to predictions, Etgar Keret only trusts one person in his family: His mom. She's amazingly accurate.