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Once a fox was very hungry and roaming around in search of food. Luckily, it saw a crow on a tree with a morsel in its beak. The fox wanted that bit of food very badly. So, it flattered the crow about its beauty and its lovely voice. The foolish crow believed what the fox said and started singing. The bit of food that it held in its beak fell to the ground and the fox ate it up. The fox laughed and said, "I may have praised your voice, but I said nothing about your brain." The End.. 

Once a lion said to all the animals in the forest that if one of them will come to him as his meal for the day, he would not kill anyone else among them. All the animals agreed to this. One day, it was a rabbit's turn and it took quite long reaching the lion. The lion asked it the reason for being late. It acted wisely and said, "Sir! I was stopped by another lion, who was claiming to be the king of the jungle and he wants to meet you." "So do I", said the furious lion. The rabbit took the lion to a well and showed him his reflection in the water of the well. The lion jumped into the well to catch his opponent and drowned. How intelligently, the rabbit got rid of the wild beast. The End.. 

One day a camel, a goat and an ass were walking down the road when they saw a bundle of hay lying road-side. But it was not sufficient for all three of them.  The ass said, "This hay is not enough for all three of us. Let the oldest among us eat it." The goat and the camel agreed. But they started arguing about who was older among them. Suddenly, the camel started eating the hay.  The goat shouted, "What are you doing?" At this the camel replied, "You just said that the oldest may eat it. Look at my knobby joints and wrinkled skin. So, I am the oldest." Saying this, the camel went ahead and ate the hay. The End.. 

John had a desire to have a bicycle of his own but his father was not rich enough to afford the same.  One day, when John was on his way to school, he saw a big boy on a cycle. As the boy was turning around a corner, the cycle skidded on a puddle of water and the boy fell down.  John went to him and helped him to get up. The boy was badly injured. John first took him to a doctor and then helped him to reach his house. The boy belonged to a rich family and gladly presented the cycle to John. The End.. 

John and James were neighbours and envy of each other. One day, John while taking a walk on his terrace saw smoke all around him. He looked down and saw that James was burning some leaves. He asked him not to do so. At this, James replied, "What can I do in this? Smoke always goes up." Then John brought a bucket full of water and poured it over the burning leaves.  When James shouted at him, he said, "What can I do in this? Water always flows down." James had no answer to this. The End.. 

Tom was very brave and intelligent. One day, while playing, he went far into the forest. Just then a jackal saw him. He decided to eat the boy and came in his way.  When Tom saw that he had no way to save himself, he said to the jackal, "Brother, I am not afraid of death but I want to die peacefully. So, I want to play my flute and dance to its tune. Then you can eat me." The jackal permitted him. As soon as, Tom started playing his flute, his dog came running. The dog saw the jackal and leapt on it.  The jackal ran for his life. Tom returned home with his dog.  The End.. 

Once there was a big haystack near a village and several small animals had made their homes in it. Among them were a snake, a tortoise and a jackal.  One day, all the three creatures were gossiping, when suddenly they heard some people shouting ‘Fire! Fire!’ the snake said that he knew hundred ways to deal with the fire and the tortoise said that he knew thousand ways.  When it was the Jackal's turn, he said, "I know only one way to deal with the fire and that is to run away." Saying this, the Jackal ran away and other fire specialists got burnt in the fire. The End.. 

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. The End.. 

In a village, there was a clever cock that used to wake up the villagers by his crowing. Once a jackal went to him and said, "I have heard that you have a lovely voice." The cock felt pleased on hearing his praise. He at once started crowing 'Cock-a-doodle-doo." The jackal got an opportunity. He at once caught hold of the cock by his teeth and fled towards the jungle.  Seeing this, the villagers ran after the jackal. The cock thought of a plan and said to jackal, "Look, the villagers are after you. Tell them that I am yours and not theirs." As soon as the jackal opened his mouth, the cock ran away to the villagers. The End.. 

Ronnie, a small boy was very fond of drawing but his father didn't allow him to do so. One day he was sitting on a windowsill when he saw a red car parked outside his house. He made a sketch of it. Next day, the police came to his house to enquire about a red car that belonged to a gangster. Ronnie showed them his sketch from which the police got the information about the model of the car and its number too.  After few days, the police came and said that because of Ronnie's sketch, the gangster was caught. Ronnie's father praised him and then never stopped him from drawing. The End.. 

Once there were two ladies who were neighbours. One of them was very fat while the other was very thin. They always kept fighting with each other. All other neighbours were fed up of their quarrels. One day, an elderly person said to both the ladies, "Why do you quarrel so much? Can't you be like the wheels of a two wheeler where one wheel compliments the other?" At this the thin lady said, "Yes, but how can a vehicle move smoothly when one tyre is of a tractor and other of a cycle." Everybody present there started laughing, hearing such a witty answer. The End.. 

On a Sunday afternoon Sunny's parents were not at home. He was feeling bored. So, he decided to go and watch a cricket match. He left his dog, Snoopy in the house. Just after Sunny had left, a thief forced open the window. He entered the house and started searching the rooms. He took all the valuables but when he was about to leave, he saw Snoopy standing in front of him, growling.  The dog was about to pounce on him when Sunny returned home. He asked Snoopy to calm down and handed over the thief to the police. The End.. 

One day, Pam's cousin came to meet her at school. After talking to him she returned to the class. At that time, the teacher was writing something on the blackboard. Pam didn't say anything and quietly went inside the classroom and sat down on her seat.  After writing, the teacher went to Pam and asked her, "Who was he?" Pam replied with fear, "He was my cousin brother." The teacher again asked the question and Pam gave the same answer.  The teacher then shouted, "I am asking who was Galileo." The whole class burst into laughter when they came to know that both teacher and Pam had misunderstood each other. The End.. 

Once taking a night stroll, Michael saw fire coming out of his neighbour's house. He shouted, "Fire! Fire!" but there was nobody to hear his shouts. Michael called the fire department. Meanwhile, he tried to get into the house. Somehow he succeeded to break into the house and rescued a cat. The fire was spreading into other rooms also when luckily the fire engine arrived. The firemen soon put out the fire.  When the neighbours came back, they were very sad seeing the condition of their house but thanked Michael for saving their cat. The End.. 

One day Mr. & Mrs. David went out to attend a wedding. Their two sons Jack and Tom were all alone in the house. At midnight, the doorbell rang. Tom ran and opened the door thinking that his parents were back.  But there he found a stranger standing at the door. Actually, he was a burglar. He tied Tom and went to the room to look for valuables. But he was unaware of Jack, the other brother.  When Jack saw the thief, he quietly slipped out of the house and complained to the police. The thief got arrested. The End.. 

One day, James was cycling with his brother. At a distance, they saw a steep slide. They decided to cycle down the slide.  While they were cycling down the slide, James realized that the brakes of his cycle had failed. So, he started shouting for help. Hearing his shouts, his brother quickly cycled down to him and put his leg in front of his cycle. In a bid to save Victor his brother got injured. Victor also lost his balance and fell down. But he was saved from a very big mishap only because of his brother.  He hugged his brother and both of them went back home. The End.. 

Jumbo, a big elephant, was very kind and caring towards others. One day, he saw a little boy crying. Jumbo went to him and asked him the reason for crying.  The boy replied, "I was carrying water to my home, when I noticed a hole in my bucket. All the water had been drained out. Now how will I take water to my home?" Jumbo consoled the boy and thought of a plan. He filled his trunk with water and went along with the boy to his home. There he poured the water from his trunk into another basket.  The boy felt very happy and gave Jumbo bananas to eat. The End.. 

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." The End.. 

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. The End.. 

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. The End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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 End.. 

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. The End.. 

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. The End.. 

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." The End.. 

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." The End.. 

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?" The End.. 

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. The End.. 

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." The End.. 

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?" The End.. 

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. The End.. 

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. The End..