A politician goes to inspect a school. He walks in to a classroom and says: ‘‘I am a politician and my salary is Rs 12,000. Can you tell me how old I am?’’ Silence prevails, as no one can think of an answer. Finally, Raju stands up and says: ‘‘Sir, you must be 40.’’ Now the politician is puzzled. ‘‘How did you know my age,’’ he asks. Raju says: ‘‘Sir, my brother is half-mad and he is 20 years old.’’

Soham Sikdar, Class VIII, Calcutta Public School, Calcutta

Judge: Why did you throw a chair at your husband?

Woman: Your honour, the table was too heavy for me to lift.

Rupsagar Chatterjee, Class VII, St Francis Elite School, Calcutta

A man goes to a restaurant and orders lassi. He drinks it up and is about to leave, when he asks the waiter for some sugar. When the waiter gives him the sugar, he eats it and starts rolling on the floor. A large crowd has gathered, but the man doesn’t notice. Finally, after having rolled on the floor for five minutes, he gets up, pays the waiter and leaves. The puzzled waiter catches up with him and asks him what he was doing. The man says: ‘‘You forgot to put sugar in the lassi. I was just mixing it up.’’

Deb Rishi Dutta, Class VI, Julien Day School, Calcutta

Abhay: Did you know that NASA has opened a restaurant on the moon?

Mona: Yes, I heard. But its customers were all complaining.

Abhay: What about?

Mona: It has absolutely no atmosphhere to speak of.

Neelanjana Mondal, Class V, St Joseph’s High School, Bhubaneswar

Raja: Can you please show me a calendar?

Shopkeeper: Sure. Here you are.

Raja: Hmm! Could you show me something better?

Shopkeeper: Better in what way?

Raja: Well, the one with the most holidays would be best.

Rohit Saikia, Class IV, Marias Public School, Guwahati

Wife: Why are you unscrewing the light bulb in the drawing room?

Husband: Because the doctor has asked me to have a light dinner.

Mohsin Rahman, Class VII, Holy Angel School, Assam

Teacher: Ram, name eight African animals.

Ram: Seven elephants and a zebra.

Neha Thirani, Class V, St Thomas’ School, Gangtok

Teacher: I don’t know how a single person could make so many mistakes, Johnny.

Johnny: I didn’t do it single-handedly, sir. My mother helped me.

Ankita Saikia, Class VII, St Joseph’s Convent School, Assam

Mother: What do you like most about school?

Rana: I like coming and going, but not what goes on between.

Aniruddha Mukherjee, Class II, Tarachi Primary School, West Bengal