NASRUDDIN WENT INTO A SHOP TO BUY A PAIR OF TROUSERS WITH A RECENT CASH ADVANCE HE JUST RECEIVED. THEN HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND CHOSE A CLOAK INSTEAD, AT THE SAME PRICE. PICKING UP THE CLOAK HE LEFT THE SHOP.

“YOU HAVE NOT PAID,” SHOUTED THE MERCHANT.

“I LEFT YOU THE TROUSERS, WHICH WERE OF THE SAME VALUE AS THE CLOAK.”

“BUT YOU DID NOT PAY FOR THE TROUSERS EITHER”.

OF COURSE NOT, SAID MULLAH; WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT WANT TO BUY?”