Sure. Here is one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Another one. A panda walks into a restaurant, orders a meal, eats it, then pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter. When the manager asks why, the panda says, 'I'm a panda. Look it up.' The manager looks in the dictionary and it says: 'Panda: eats shoots and leaves.'
There was a little boy named Tom. One day he went to the zoo. He saw a giraffe and said, 'You're so tall! You must have a great view from up there.' The giraffe replied, 'Well, I can see the whole zoo, but I can't see my feet!' Tom laughed a lot at this funny situation. Funny short stories like this can bring a lot of joy.
Once upon a time, there was a fish. This fish was very vain. He always boasted to the other fish about how shiny his scales were. One day, he got too close to a fisherman's hook because he was so busy showing off. And he got caught. Moral of the story: being too vain can get you into trouble.
Sure. Here is one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. This plays on the double meaning of 'turn into' which can mean physically transform or just enter a place, creating a humorous situation.
One more. A boy asks his father, 'Dad, are bugs good to eat?' 'That's disgusting. Don't talk about things like that over dinner,' says his father. After dinner the father asks, 'Now, son, what did you want to ask me?' 'Oh, nothing,' the boy says. 'There was a bug in your soup, but now it's gone.'
Oh, here's one. A dog was chasing its tail for hours, thinking it was a new toy. Everyone around was laughing at its silliness.
Well, there is a story about two antennas that got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent. Also, a guy goes to the doctor. He says, 'Doctor, I keep getting this pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' The doctor says, 'Take the spoon out of the mug before you drink.'
Sure. One story is about a foreigner who tried to buy 'chicken feet' in China. He asked for 'chicken's feet' directly, but the local vendor didn't understand at first. After some gestures, the vendor finally got it. It shows how different expressions in different cultures can lead to funny situations in English learning, like learning food - related vocabulary.
Sure. There is a story about a foreigner who tried to buy 'chicken feet' in China. He asked the storekeeper 'Do you have chicken's feet?' But he pronounced it as 'chicken's foots'. The storekeeper was a bit confused at first, but then they both had a good laugh when the mistake was corrected.
Another funny story is about the slang 'let the cat out of the bag'. In the past, at markets, some dishonest traders would try to sell a customer a piglet in a bag. But sometimes, instead of a piglet, they would put a cat in there. If the cat got out of the bag, the trick was revealed. So it now means to accidentally reveal a secret.
Sure. A man went to see the doctor. He said, 'Doctor, every time I drink coffee, I get a sharp pain in my eye.' The doctor said, 'Try taking the spoon out.'
A duck walked into a bar and said, 'Got any grapes?' The bartender, a bit surprised, said, 'No, we don't sell grapes here. This is a bar.' The duck left. The next day, the duck came back and asked the same question. The bartender said, 'I told you yesterday, we don't have grapes. If you come back and ask again, I'll nail your webbed feet to the floor!' The duck left. On the third day, the duck walked in and asked, 'Got any nails?' The bartender was confused but said, 'No.' The duck then said, 'Got any grapes?'
Sure. Here is one. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store.