Hoja Shares A Dish of His Yogurt (1950s)

[Music] I am the Storyteller I tell my stories here let the coffee shop be full of friends listening to my story may they be free from sorrow [Music] my friends I would tell you a story I choose to call the hoja shares his yogurt look look there here comes the hoja arride his most noble [Music] donkey the hoah shares part of his day six days of each week with his friends here here in this coffee shop see there is the hja now [Music] that man the one offering unwanted advice to the back gam players is Hamid hammid has many strange ideas but more about him [Music] later this is yusf one of the hoa's dearest friends and this is kasim another dear friend of the HOAs [Music] Yousef opens the conversation you're a bit late today hoer was your Dunkey uncooperative indeed he was replied the hoer as a matter of fact my Dunkey has been so lazy so stubborn and so foolish lately that only this morning I decided to sell him at public auction naturally I reached this decision after a great deal of deliberation then to my wife has been complaining about the Beast and well you know how persistently a wife can nag so I had no other choice than to auction off my [Music] dkey men of AA here I give you my solm oath that never mark you never have I had the privilege of offering such an energetic Dunkey at public auction look look at this Noble Beast observe this spotless coat what am I offered for this most obedient this most Sublime of all animals who will start the bidding on the finest Dunkey in akah here nay the finest Dunkey in all the world 50 gou you dare but bid 50 Gus for that Splendid [Music] animal two L three l five l seven L eight [Music] L nine l 10 L 10 L do I hear 11 are you all through bidding all right 10 L once 10 L twice sold sold to H for 10 L I knew that now my donkey had learned his lesson and never again would he give me [Music] [Laughter] [Music] trouble so H you brought back your own dkey that's the funniest story I ever heard [Music] laugh go ahead and laugh but I hammed failed to see the humor you Yu and you Kim and alja too all have dunkeys but what of me I have none is that fair you have and I have not now under my great plan all would share and share alike my friend when two people have a common purse one sings and the other weeps words words empty words that's your trouble empty words and no action this is the time for Action this is the time for my big plan now is the time to strike am made my poor misguided friend remember that only those with patience will be rewarded why do you keep evading the real issue why I'll tell you why because you cannot disprove that everyone should share everything if you will allow me my friend I believe I can come sit here beside me [Music] I would like one large bowl of yogurt and oh yes two spoons [Music] please who is going to pay for the yogurt I shall pay myself yet both you and I shall share the yogurt hamit I would put your theory to a test [Music] this side of the line is yours the other is mine just a moment please olive oil that's revolting who ever heard of putting olive oil on [Music] yogurt my friend I happen to like olive oil with my yogurt besides I've only ported into my side of the bowl but it seep through to my side then hammed perhaps now you will understand why some things by their very nature must always be private [Music] if all the sky were paper and all the trees pens and all the Waters of the earth ink they would not suffice to record the wisdom of [Music] ARA now that I have told my story I too must go for there are many coffee houses in the many cities and Villages where I would tell this story and my friends perhaps in the not too distant future I will again stop by this coffee house with yet another story about the hja until then may your days be free from sorrow may your friends be countless and may peace be with you [Music]