LAST HOPE
The Hodja had lost his donkey and was going about searching for it, at the same time singing gaily.
Someone couldn't help asking:
"It is funny hearing you sing, Hodja Effendi, when everyone knows you have lost your donkey. One would expect to hear you wailing and lamenting your loss!"
"My one last hope is that the dumb creature may be behind that hill yonder, my friend," replied the Hodja. "Wait and hear the wailing and lamenting if that shouldn't be the case!"
