Here is one. A woman was driving on a highway and her car suddenly started making strange noises. She pulled over and opened the hood, but she had no idea what was wrong. A passing biker stopped to help. He took one look at the engine and said, 'It looks like you've got a squirrel in there.' The woman was incredulous. The biker then reached in and pulled out a very confused squirrel. He said, 'These little guys like to make nests in warm engines sometimes.'
Sure. Once a man went to a pet store to buy a parrot. He saw a parrot with a red string on its leg and asked the price. The store owner said it was $500. The man was shocked. The owner explained that this parrot could sing and talk in different languages. The man found another parrot with a blue string on its leg and it was only $100. He bought it. When he got home, he found the parrot just said 'Whoa!' all the time. He went back to the store angrily. The owner said, 'Well, that's what you get for buying the parrot on special. He used to live next to a construction site.'
Sure. Once I heard about a man who went fishing. He was sitting by the lake all day without a single bite. Just as he was about to give up, a huge fish jumped out of the water right in front of him and stole his sandwich from the shore. He ended up with no fish but a great story to tell.
A cat once chased a laser pointer all around the house. It jumped on furniture, ran under tables, and even climbed up the curtains. The owner was just sitting there, moving the pointer, and the cat was so determined to catch it. At one point, the cat pounced so hard that it slid across the floor on its belly. It was hilarious to watch.
A little boy had a pet turtle. He thought the turtle was too slow, so he decided to give it a 'ride'. He put the turtle on his skateboard and pushed it down the driveway. The turtle got scared and retracted into its shell. The skateboard then hit a small stone and flipped over. The turtle came out of its shell and slowly crawled away, as if it was saying 'I'm never getting on that thing again!'
A group of friends decided to go camping. In the middle of the night, one of them woke up thinking he heard a bear outside their tent. He started screaming, which woke up the others. They all huddled together in fear. But then, they realized it was just their friend who had a really loud snore that sounded like a bear growling. They couldn't stop laughing about it for the rest of the trip.
A good anecdotal short story is amusing when it has unexpected twists, relatable characters, and a touch of humor.
Once upon a time, there was a little mouse. It was so small that it could fit in the palm of a child's hand. One day, it decided to go on an adventure. It found a huge piece of cheese in a kitchen. But when it tried to drag the cheese, it was so heavy that the cheese started to roll over the mouse instead. It was a very funny sight.
Here is one. Little Johnny was in class and the teacher said, 'Who can use the word definitely in a sentence?' Johnny raised his hand and said, 'The sky is definitely blue.' The teacher replied, 'Well, that's not entirely true. It can be different colors at different times.' Johnny said, 'Well, have you ever seen the sky at night? I definitely have.'
There was a little boy who was very curious. One day, he found a caterpillar and decided to teach it how to read. He put the caterpillar on a book and said, 'Now, look at these words.' But the caterpillar just crawled away. The boy was disappointed and said, 'Oh well, I guess caterpillars don't like to read.'
Sure. Once upon a time, there was a man who went to a pet store. He asked the clerk if he could have a wasp. The clerk was shocked and said, 'We don't sell wasps here!' The man replied, 'But you have that big 'Hornet' sign outside!'.
There was a man who went to the dentist. The dentist said, 'This will hurt a little.' And then he left the room for three hours. It was so funny because the man was just sitting there waiting nervously all that time.