..^-^.. Hodja

Hodja is a turkish man that was born in 1208 in the village of Horto near Sivrihisar, Turkey.

His legendary wit and droll trickery were possibly based on the exploits and words of an historical imam.

Some of the stories have a moral, some do not. Some have to be read twice. Some are hilarious.

All will serve to remind us of ourselves.

Statue of the Hodja - Akshehir, Turkey

Here is one story of Hodja .... try to read it and see what you can learn from it...

JUST TRY.... DO NOT BE AFRAID....

 Beggar on the roof

One day Hodja was repairing tiles on the roof of his house. While Hodja was working on the roof, a stranger knocked at the door.
- "What do you want?" Hodja shouted down.
- "Come down!" replied the stranger, "So I can tell you."
Hodja unwillinging and slowly climbed down the ladder.
- Well! replied Hodja, what was the important thing?
- Could you give a little money to this poor old man? begged the stranger.
Tired Hodja started to climb up the ladder and said,
- Follow me up to the roof.
When both Hodja and the beggar were on the roof, Hodja said,
- "The answer is no!"