And Lo, it came to pass that in the tenth month, the Israelites were beset on all sides by the Inanites. And the people wept. They called out to God, "Hast thou abandoned us, O, Lord? Has our faith not been full!" And the prophet Simeon came forth and said, "I shall fast and entreat before the Lord."
Three days had passed and thus it was on the 24th day of the tenth month and the Lord called out to Simeon. And God commanded that the generals gather the chickens that they may cast lots upon the chickens. The one lot shall be for the soup and the other for the army.
And God commanded that the lot for the soup shall not be boiled but sacrificed to him. The lot for the army shall be prepared by the Generals, as God prescribes, just so.And the Generals cooked the chickens, Just so. And on the 25th day, the army feasted on the chicken. When the sun rose on the 26th day, the Matzoh balls had hardened for their had been no soup to soak. And the Israelites rained the Matzo balls on the Inanites driving them back whence they came.