Short Stories: Comical

One day, a man while walking towards his office saw a beggar coming to him. The beggar was in a very bad condition. He was barefoot and his clothes were torn. When the beggar asked for money, the man said, "Why don't you work? Don't you feel ashamed asking people for money?" at this the beggar replied, "I do feel ashamed asking for money. But once when I took money without asking, the police took me to jail." The man had no answer to this. He went on his way to the office. ~ "AN UNFAIR WORLD" -Comical

Robert got a job in a landlord's house. Once, a landlord's friend came to his house. The landlord called Robert and asked him to bring his binocular. Robert quickly went to the landlord's room and brought the binocular. After the friend left, the landlord called Robert and scolded, "You should have asked me which binocular to bring, the one from England or the one from London. It would signify how rich I am." Robert nodded his head Few days later, another friend of the landlord came to his house. The friend saw a lion skin and asked the landlord who had killed it. The landlord said that it was his father. The landlord then called Robert and asked him to bring his father's photograph. At this Robert asked, "Which one sir- one of England or one of London?" ~ "ENGLAND OR LONDON" -Comical

Once there were two brothers who were very naughty. Always they were up to some mischief. One day, their mother asked a priest to talk to her sons and put the fear of god in them so that they would mend their ways. The priest asked her to send her sons to him one by one. Firstly, the younger brother went to the priest and sat by his side. The priest asked him in a commanding voice, "Where is God?" The boy didn't react. When the priest asked again, the boy ran to his elder brother and said, "Do you know God is missing and everybody thinks that we are responsible for this." ~ "FEAR OF GOD" -Comical

One day Danny went with his father to a zoo. He was very excited to see different types of birds and animals After a while, they came in front of the cage of a lion. Danny's father told him how ferocious and strong lions are. Danny was listening very attentively Finally, he spoke up, "Dad, if somehow the lion comes out of the cage and eats you up, then how will I get back home? At least tell me the route to reach home. Danny's father laughed at the innocent question of the son. ~ "IN THE ZOO" -Comical

Once there were two sisters named Annie and Jenny. One day they were cycling. Suddenly, Annie lost her balance and fell down and started crying. Jenny helped her in getting up and took her home At home, their mother bandaged her and asked their father to take Annie to a doctor for a tetanus injection. On hearing the name of injection, Annie immediately went to the kitchen and took out an apple from the refrigerator. Just then Jenny came into the kitchen and asked Annie whether she was scared of injection. At this Annie replied, "Yes, I am afraid of injection. That's why I am eating this apple. Didn't our teacher say that an apple away keeps the doctor away?" ~ "KEEPING THE DOCTOR AWAY" -Comical

On the front gate of a temple, there was a sign which read, "Remove your footwear before entering the temple." A guard had also been appointed there. One day, the guard saw a man entering the temple and asked him, "Where are your shoes?" The man replied, "I don't wear shoes." "Then you can't go inside", said the guard "Why?" asked the man "Didn't you read the sign? It says that you can't enter the temple without removing your shoes or slippers." ~ "OBEYING THE RULES" -Comical

Two donkeys who were friends, met at a crossroad. One donkey was healthy and the other malnourished. The healthy donkey asked the weak one, "What happen to you? Why do you seem so weak?" The weak donkey replied, "My master makes me work the whole day and doesn't give me enough food to eat and also beats me." "Oh" exclaimed the healthy donkey. "Then why don't you run away from your master's house." He replied, "I think my job has better prospects. My master beats his only daughter, too. And whenever he does so, he says to her, "I'll marry you off to this donkey." For this reason I'm not running away." ~ "ONLY FOR LOVE" -Comical

Once there were two classmates Pat and Tom. One day, Pat went to Tom's house to borrow a book. On the entrance, he found a dog standing. Seeing Pat, it started barking. Pat got frightened. Tom came running and held his dog. Pat was still breathing heavily At this, Tom said, "Pat, dogs who bark never bite." Pat said, "you and I know this proverb, but this dog doesn't know." Both the friends laughed heartily. ~ "DOES THE DOG KNOW" -Comical

Robert was trying to sell his house since long but couldn't succeed. One day, he took out a brick from the wall of his house. His wife angrily asked him, "Why did you do that?" Robert replied, "You are foolish! You don't know anything. I know why am I failing again and again in selling my house. I have never shown its sample to anyone. Now I have got a customer. I have promised him to this brick as a sample of our house." His wife held her head at the foolishness of her husband. ~ "SELLING OF THE HOUSE" -Comical

One day, two friends Nancy and Jenny were sitting in a restaurant. Nancy asked Jenny about her age. First, Jenny tried to hide her age but when Nancy compelled her, she said, "I am just sixteen years old." At this Nancy said, "Last year you said that your age was sixteen and now again you are saying you are sixteen years old. What's this?" Jenny laughed and said, "I always stick to my words." Both the friends started laughing at this witty comment. ~ "STICK TO WORDS" -Comical

One day Nick and Jane met in a garden. They were best friends and were studying in the same school in the same class. When they both were playing in the garden Jane saw a black band tied on the wrist of Nick. She asked him the reason for wearing that band. Nick replied, "My mother tied it so that I don't forget to post an important letter." At this Jane asked, "But where is the letter?" Nick searched for it everywhere. Then he remembered that his mother had forgotten to give him the letter. When Jane came to know about this, both laughed a lot. ~ "THE BLACK BAND" -Comical

One day, Ricky's dog got seriously ill. So, he took it to a veterinary doctor. The doctor examined the dog and declared it to be dead. Ricky felt very sad and asked the doctor, "Doctor, are you sure that my dog is dead? Kindly perform some tests and confirm it to me." The doctor agreed and asked his assistant to bring a cat. The cat sniffed the dog and went to the other room without any reaction. Thus, it was confirmed that the dog was dead. When Ricky asked for the bill, the doctor demanded two hundred dollars. When Ricky asked why the bill was so high, the doctor replied, "Cat scan is really very costly." ~ "THE CAT SCAN" -Comical

Jimmy was a very fat boy. He always used to be sad because of his obesity. So, he decided to consult a doctor. He said to the doctor, "How can I reduce my weight? Everybody teases me at the school." The doctor advised him to exercise daily. After few days, he again went to the doctor and complained that despite of exercising, he couldn't reduce his weight rather, putting on weight. The doctor asked him what exercise he was doing. Jimmy replied, "I go for horse riding everyday. The result is that I gained weight while the horse lost weight." The doctor laughed and showed him how to exercise. ~ "THE HORSE RIDING" -Comical

One day, a priest while passing through a forest, saw a lion coming towards him. He started trembling out of fear. He realized that his end was near and knew that escape was impossible. Therefore, he fell on his knees and started praying for the last time. On opening his eyes, he saw the lion sitting on his knees and praying. The priest thought that the lion might have changed his mind. He said to the lion, "I thought that you were about to kill me." "I'll", replied the lion, "I always pray to god before I hunt for my food." Saying this, he attacked the priest and tore him into pieces. ~ "THE HUNTING PRAYERS" -Comical

One day, a motorist was arrested for driving at a very high speed. He was presented before the judge. The judge asked him, "Do you want to say something?" The motorist said, "Sir, I am innocent." The judge asked, "Didn't you read the traffic signboard, 30 km/hr?" At this, the motorist said, "Sir, how could I have read that message when I was driving at the speed of 60 km/hr?" ~ "THE INNOCENT MAN" -Comical

One day two friends saw a man who was limping. One of them said that the man must have born lame. The other said that he must have met with an accident. They both started arguing over the matter. The argument got so heated up that finally they went to the man and asked him the reason for his limping The man laughed and replied that he was limping as one of his sandals had broken. Both the friends walked away with an embarrassed face. ~ "THE LAME MAN" -Comical

One day, two colleagues Henry and Peter were having their lunch. Just then Henry started having hiccups. When Peter asked him the reason, he replied that it was due to his wife's love. When his wife missed him a lot, he had loud hiccups Peter thought how lucky Henry was to have such a loving wife. He hurried back to his house and started scolding his wife for not missing him. Then he narrated to her the whole matter. His wife understood where the problem was. Next day, she mixed a lot of chilli powder in the lunch. When Peter sat down to eat, he had hiccups. He thought, "Oh dear! Don't miss me so much." Henry laughed seeing Peter's condition. ~ "THE LOVE TEST" -Comical

One day David asked his wife to go to the market and buy a mosquito net. His wife went to a shop and asked the shopkeeper to show her the best quality net. The shopkeeper showing her a very good net said, "This is the best quality which you won't be able to find elsewhere. Not even a single mosquito can pass through it." Mrs. David refused to but the net. When the shopkeeper asked the reason, she said, "If a mosquito can't pass through it, then how will we pass through it." Then she returned home and narrated the whole matter to her husband Hearing the whole matter, David laughed at his wife's foolishness. ~ "THE MOSQUITO NET" -Comical

Once, a lady wanted to but a talking parrot for herself. So she went to a pet shop owner and told him about her requirement. The shop owner said, "Yes madam, I have a talking parrot." Then he showed her a parrot The owner further said, "If you pull the string on the left leg, he'll say; Hi, how are you? And if you pull the string on the right leg, he'll say; I'm fine, thank you." At this the lady asked, "What if I pull both the strings?" "Then I would fall from this perch, you stupid lady!" answered the parrot. ~ "THE TALKING PARROT" -Comical

Once, a cat thought of going to the city to see its lifestyle. But first she wanted to know how much time it will take to reach the city. She thought of calling the elephant as only he could tell that how long it will take to reach the city as he often goes there She called the elephant and started enquiring. Just then the elephant received a call on another line. The elephant said to the cat, "Just a minute." The cat put down the receiver and thought that it would take a minute to reach the city. ~ "TO THE CITY IN A MINUTE" -Comical

One night, two hunters were sitting in a bar and telling each other about their experiences. One of them said, "I am really a great hunter. Once I shot a duck on its toe and head at the same time." The other hunter got surprised hearing this and said, "Its not possible. You must be joking." "No I am not joking," said the first hunter, "The duck was scratching its head with its toe when I shot at it." At this, both of them laughed heartily. ~ "TWO TARGETS IN ONE SHOT" -Comical

Joy was fed up of his increasing weight. All the time he kept thinking of the ways to reduce his weight One day he went to a shopkeeper and said, "I have come to know about a book that tells how to reduce weight. Please give me a copy of that book." The shopkeeper said, "Sir, the last copy of that book got sold just a few minutes back. But I have another book that tells how to gain weight." Joy said, "I don't need that. I want to reduce weight, not increase it." The shopkeeper replied, " So what? Just do the reverse of what is written in the book." ~ "WAYS TO CUT DOWN WEIGHT" -Comical