Hodja and God

The Hodja was traveling from a long way away, he got very tired and decided to rest. Then he prayed: Dear God, he said. Please send me a donkey!

A few minutes later, he saw a man riding on a horse and leading a young donkey. The man came nearer, stopped beside him and shouted: You, leprous man! Instead of starving there, come on carry the donkey, it is tired.

Although the Hodja said, that he was also tired, the tyrannical man beat him with a stick and so the poor Hodja took the donkey on his shoulders.

Then the man on the horse proceeded on his way.

Every time the Hodja slowed down, the man beat him and after many miserable hours, they reached the town, where the man let the Hodja go, without thanking him.

Then the Hodja fall down on the earth and slept many hours. When he awakened he murmured
Oh, God! What happened? Was it that I couldn't explain, or that you couldn't understand?