 ibn abi karima told me they gave an empty jar to the singer alkinani. when he was leaving they put it on the door for him but he did not have the money to pay for a porter. he was overcome by what happens to singers of wandering so he could not carry it. he would kick it once and it would roll and spin with the intensity of the kick. he would stand on one side so that no one would see him and see what it was doing. then he would come closer to it and kick it again and it would roll and spin and he would stand on one side. he kept doing this until he reached the house with it.
وحدثني ابن أبي كريمة، قال وهبوا للكناني المغني خابية فارغة؛ كان عند انصرافه وضعوها له على الباب، ولم يكن عنده كراء حمالها، وأدركه ما يدرك المغنين من التيه، فلم يحملها، فكان يركلها ركلة ١ ، فتتدحرج وتدور بمبلغ حمية الركلة. ويقوم من ناحية كي لا يراه إنسان، ويرى ما تصنع، ثم يدنو منها ثم يركله أخرى، فتتدحرج وتدور، ويقف من ناحية. فلم يزل يفعل ذلك إلى أن بلغ بها المنزل.