LAUGHING STOCK Once there was a boy called Pat who had a habit of laughing at every small thing. One day, he went to a bank with his mother. When she was depositing money, three robbers entered the bank. They opened fire. All the people in the bank got scared. Suddenly, Pat started laughing loudly. The robbers thought that there must be some trap laid for them in the bank. Their minds got distracted and in the meantime, the guards overpowered them. The robbers were handed over to the cops. Everybody praised Pat. When his mother asked him that why he laughed, he replied, "The mole on o ... read more

A Fox and a Goat A fox was walking near a well. Somehow by incident he slipped in. It was not a very deep well. He tried his best to get out but could not. At that time a very thirsty goat passed by the well and saw the fox there. She asked the fox what he was doing there. The cunning fox replied that he had himself jumped into the well. I find it very cool and pleasant. If you want to drink sweet and cold water, come down and experience the pleasure here. Without thinking of the result she jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and with another jump he was out ... read more

A story from Saudi Arabia by Khalid Alzahrani A long time ago, there was a young Prince who wanted very much to find a wife. The Prince wanted his wife to be beautiful, but much more than that, the young prince wanted to marry an honest girl whom he could trust. One day, the Prince decided how he might find such a wife. ‘There will be a competition,’ he said, ‘and all of the girls in the village will be able to enter.’ So the girls of the village gathered to hear the Prince speak. They were all very beautiful, and all very eager to marry the handsome Prince. ‘I know how I will deci ... read more

The Monkey and the Crocodile It was a beautiful lake surrounded by lush green grasses, beautiful trees, mountains and sweetest, tastiest jamun trees. There lived a monkey on one of the jamun trees located near the lake. The lake also had a few crocodiles. There was one crocodile that used to collect the jamun fruits from the lake that fall from the tree. As the crocodile visits the jamun trees every day, it became friends with Monkey. Crocodile and monkey met every day. The monkey helped crocodile by providing more and fresh jamun fruits from the tree. Their relationship continued and ... read more

THE CLEVER COWBOY Tony was a handsome and clever cowboy. One day, he went to a neighbouring city. He was feeling hungry but had no money. Still, he went inside a hotel. Having had his fill, he shouted, "I challenge everybody present here that none of you has ever seen a horse with it's tail where it's head should be." Everyone thought that he was fibbing. One man said, "It's impossible. If you show us, then I will pay your bill." Tony took them to a stable where he had tied his horse by it's tail to the feeding trough. People understood that Tony was clever. The man paid his bill.