Father: Shuma, you have been talking to your friend for the last half an hour. Why don?t you call him inside?

Shuma: No, dad. She is going out on some urgent work. She has no time right now.

debomitra sur, Class VIII, K.V.E.A.C., Shillong, Meghalaya

Patient: Doctor, I have been suffering a lot over the past few days. My right leg has been paining.

Doctor: Oh, that?s nothing. It?s just because of old age.

Patient: That?s strange! As far as I know, both my legs are the same age.

mayank garg, Class VI, Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong, West Bengal

Customer: I ordered a plate of palak paneer. Where?s the paneer in it?

Waiter: Do you ever find roses in gulab jamuns?

sayanti poddar, Class VII, Bidya Bharati Girl?s High School, Calcutta

Q: What do short-sighted ghosts wear?

A: Spook-tacles!

kumar sourav das, Class VII, Holy Rock School, Burdwan, West Bengal

Pragya: How do you earn money?

Rakesh: I write.

Pragya: That?s just brilliant! What do you write ? poems or stories?

Rakesh: I write letters to my father asking him to send me money.

unnat jain, Class VII, Shree Bharati, Calcutta

A man calls up a doctor, sounding very agitated.

Man: Doctor! My son has swallowed my pen. What should I do?

Doctor: Use a pencil till I get there.

naman dokania, Class VIII, Delhi Public School, Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Q: What did the monkey say to the banana?

A: We are made for each other.

samarjit choudhury, Class VIII, Guwahati Public School, Guwahati, Assam

Trainer: Raju, why haven?t you gone into the pool? It?s time you started swimming.

Raju: But it?s raining outside and I?ll get wet.

aditya narayan das, Class VII, W.W.A. Cossipore English School, Calcutta

Father: This pen isn?t working.

Son: That?s strange. It was working fine when I was drawing with it on the wall this morning.

suprabha kachhap, Class VII, The Assembly of God Church School, Purulia, West Bengal

Q: What happened to the plant on the window ledge of the maths classroom?

A: It grew square roots!

shreya basu, Class VII, Hem Sheela Model School, Durgapur, West Bengal

Father: How is it that you attempted only three sums in the maths test today?

Son: But didn?t you tell me yesterday that we should be always satisfied with the little we have and not ask for more?

abhilash kumar, Class VII, Victoria Boys? School, Kurseong, West Bengal