A man came before Rabba and said that though he were poor he always ate fowl and drank old wine, for God sent them to him to feed him. Rabba refused to sustain him, but by chance Rabba ’s nephew came on a visit and a good meal was therefore prepared of which the other now also partook.
The Poor Man Who Said God Sent Him Fowl and Wine
Gaster, Exempla No. 227