A boy was teaching a girl arithmetic, he said it was his mission. He kissed her once, he kissed her twice and said, "Now that's addition." In silent satisfaction, she sweetly gave the kisses back ...

A newspaper once carried an editorial which stated bluntly（坦率地） that half the city council were crooks. Under penalty of arrest, the editor issued following retraction（撤销） : Hal ...

The minister announced that he would preach on the subject of liars next Sunday. He said, "To make preparation for my discourse（论述，演讲）, I hope you all read the seventeenth chapter of M ...

To make the rush hour easier, our small grocery store has a rule for children returning soft-drink bottles: NO BOTTLES ACCEPTED AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK One day neat closing time at 6:30, four young ...

A grasshopper sat chirping in the branches of a tree. A fox hear her, and, thinking what a dainty morsel she would make, he tried to get her down by a trick. Standing below in full view of her, he pra ...

Four surgeons were taking a coffee break and discussing their work. The first one said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. Everything inside them is numbered." "I think librar ...

An ass and a dog were on their travels together, and, as they went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. The ass picked it up. Broke the seal, and found it contained some writing, whi ...

An oak got talking with a reed one day: "you certainly have cause of nature to complain; why even a sparrow's weight for you is quite a strain. At even the slightest breeze that makes the ripples play ...

A frog that watched a bullock grazing near resolved she'd try her best to match his girth and height. She was an envious frog. See how she puffs and swells and strains with all her might. "Come, t ...

A crab once left the sea-shore and went and settled in a meadow some way inland, which looked very nice and green and seemed likely to be a good place to feed in. But a hungry fox came along and spied ...