Shamu to policeman: Help! There’s a bomb in my garden.

Policeman: Don’t worry. If no one claims it within three days, you can keep it.

Manjusha Pal, Class V, Barlow Girls’ High School, West Bengal

Teacher (to a little girl who is learning to write): Where is the dot over ‘i’?

Little girl: It is in the pencil yet.

Aditya Jalan, Class VI, Don Bosco School, Guwahati, Assam

Teacher: ‘You are as stupid as a donkey’. What is the subject here?

Student: In this sentence, you are the subject.

RUPSAGAR CHATTERJEE, Class VI, St Francis Elite School, Calcutta

Question: What did Rahul say when he knocked over an expensive vase?

Answer: Don’t worry daddy, I’m not hurt.

SHAMBADITYA DAS, Class VIII, St Xavier’s School, Malda, West Bengal

Nikhil: When and where were you born?

Banani: I was born in a hospital on my birthday.

SOURAV SAMANTA, Class VI, D.A.V. Public School, Midnapore, West Bengal

One day a helicopter and a rocket were chatting.

Helicopter: What is the secret of your super speed?

Rocket: Don’t you see? My backside is always on fire.

Somrik Banerjee, Class VII, South Point High School, Calcutta, West Bengal

Teacher: Who wants to go to heaven? Raise your hand.

All the students raise their hands except Ram.

Teacher: Don’t you want to go to heaven, Ram?

Ram: I do sir, but mother told me not to go anywhere with the boys. Instead she asked me to come home straight after school.

Dipu gupta, Class VIII, Vidya Vikash Academy, Darjeeling, West Bengal

Teacher: Anil, what are you going to be when you grow up?

Anil: An old man.

ROHAN SHAH, Class VI, La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta

Teacher: Give an example of a collective noun.

Student: Garbage bin.

TEETAM GHOSAL, Class VIII, Hem Sheela Model School, Durgapur

Master (to the servant): Go and post this letter by speed post.

Servant : All right, sir.

After some time the servant comes back, panting.

Master: Did you mail it by speed post?

Servant : Yes sir, I ran at great speed and dropped it in the letter box.

ANKIT JUDE KINDO, Class VII, Don Bosco School, Siliguri, West Bengal

Computer teacher: What is a work station ?

Student: Where all work stops.

Arjuni, Class VI, Birla High School for Girls, Calcutta