Tamerlane, who enjoyed Hodja’s company, also liked to hunt, so commanded him to accompany him on a bear hunt. Hodja was terrified.
When Hodja returned to his village, someone asked him, “How did the hunt go?” “Marvelously.” “How many bears did you see?” “None.” “How could it have gone marvelously, then?”
“When you are hunting bears, and when you are me, seeing no bears at all is a marvelous experience.”