Suraj: Rahul, why are you standing under the lamp post with your mouth open?

Rahul: Because my dietecian told me to eat light food.

Subham Pasari, Class VIII, Delhi Public School, Megacity, Calcutta

Surgeon: How is the patient doing after I operated on his heart?

Nurse: He’s doing fine except for one thing — he seems to have a double heartbeat!

Surgeon: Ah! So that’s where it’s gone — I was wondering where I had left my wrist watch.

Nilakshi Kalita, Class VI, Bajali Higher Secondary School, Assam

Question: What makes a man think about a candle-lit dinner?

Answer: An extended power failure.

Debalina Medda, Class VIII, Gramya Hitkari Girls’ School, Andul, Howrah

Rita: How did you manage to cure your son’s habit of chewing nails?

Sita: Well, it’s simple. I knocked down all his teeth.

Aditi Shah, Class VI, St Thomas’ Girls’ School, Calcutta

Writer : Did you like my novel ?

Publisher: I liked the last two words.

Writer: And which are those?

Publisher: The end.

Sneha Saraf , Class VII, Mahadevi Birla Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Calcutta

Rishab: How are you getting on with that memory training course you were pursuing through correspondence?

Sourav: I’m improving for sure. Now I can sometimes remember that I have forgotten something.

Utkarsh Jain, Class VIII, Delhi Public School, Siliguri

Teacher : Riya, why are you late for school today ?

Riya: It’s because of the traffic sign near our school, ma’am.

Teacher: Why? What’s wrong with it?

Riya: It says, ‘School ahead, go slow’.

Damini Sarkar, Class V, Mahavir Institute of Education & Research, Calcutta

Question: What does a fool do after taking photocopies of a document?

Answer: He/she compares it with the original for spelling mistakes.

M. Chakraborty, Class VIII, Maria’s Public School, Guwahati

Mother: Rohit, how did your English Literature exam go?

Rohit: Oh, it was rather a drawing exam, mother.

Mother: How come?

Rohit: Because the questions read ‘‘Draw the character sketch of...’’.

Aniruddha Baidya, Class VI, Hem Sheela Model School, Durgapur

Shreya: Dad, do you know there will be a short parent-teacher meeting tomorrow?

Father: Why will it be short?

Shreya: That’s because this meeting will only include the principal, you and me.

Subhamita Sengupta, Class VI, Vivekananda Mission School, Joka