One day a visitor came to Nasreddin’s house. “I am your cousin ____ Konya,” he said, “and I have brought you a duck to ___ the visit.” Nasreddin was ___. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a ____ dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. “I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck,” he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave _____ a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. ____, he was getting a bit angry. ____ seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.
Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was _____ in. Nasreddin’s wife brought some ____ to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? It _____ just like warm water.” “Ah!” said Nasrdddin. “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck.”