It’s for the Former

16. It's for the Former

One day Nasreddin went downtown. It was very hot. He wanted to take a bath. So, he went to a public bathroom.

At that time, he wore a shabby dress. The man in charge of the bathroom did not care him so much that the man just gave him a small piece of soap and an old dirty towel. Then he took a bath in that public bathroom.

After taking a bath, Nasreddin gave the man two gold coin happily. He did not show any disappointment on his face for the poor service. The guard was very surprised and thought Nasreddin should have given him much more money if his service was better.

A week later Nasreddin came back to the same public bathroom. He wanted to take a bath there. The guard welcomed him warmly with a nice smile. He was treated like a king. He was given the best towel and fragrant soap. The guard also gave him a massage. After taking a bath, Nasreddin gave the guard two coins with the cheapest value.
The guard stared at him confusedly.

Nasreddin said, “The money is for the former service. And the gold coins last week were for your service now.