Nous lisons des discours de mon Grand-Cheikh. Grand-Cheikh était un homme illettré, mais Allah Tout-puissant apprend à certaines personnes parce qu'ils enlèvent tout de leurs coeurs excépté leur Seigneur et ils choisissent leur Seigneur par dessus tout
Hodja is invited for dinner one summer night. Dinner is ready and they serve the iced compote first. To tease the guests, the host begins to eat the compote with a big scoop and each time he scoops up the iced compote, he says
- Oh! I could die.
Hodja and other guests try to eat compote with small spoons they are given and can't even test it. When others keep slient, Hodja can not restrain himself and looks at the host:
-Sir, Would you give us your scoop and let us die a little too