One day, Nasreddin had a who claimed to be his from Konya. The visitor brought a as a gift, and Nasreddin's made some with it, and served a fine meal.

Then another visitor arrived, saying he was a of the cousin; then a third, who said he was a friend of the friend of the cousin. They didn't bring any , but Nasreddin gave them a meal anyway. However, when the visitor arrived, Nasreddin became angry. Instead of soup, he served water. He told the friend of the friend of the friend of the cousin that it was soup of the soup of the soup of the .