Nasreddin wanted to buy some new
clothes, so he went to a shop. First he asked for some trousers and put them
on, but then he took them off and gave them back to the shopkeeper and said, ‘No, give me a coat
instead of these.’
The man gave him a coat, and said
‘This
one costs the same as the trousers,’ Nasreddin took the coat and walked out of the
shop with it. The shopkeeper ran after him and said, ‘You have not paid for that coat !’
‘But I gave you the
trousers for the coat,’ said
Nasreddin ‘Their cost the same as the
coat, didn’t they ?’
‘Yes’ said the shopkeeper, ‘But you didn’t pay for
the trousers either !’
‘Of
course, I
didn’t ‘
answered Nasreddin. ‘I
did not take them. I am not stupid! Nobody gives thing back and
then pays for them !’