First man: Hey! Please call me a taxi.

Second man: Yes, sir. With pleasure. You are a taxi.

Manav Mirchandani, Class VIII, La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta

The pilot on a plane began to laugh uncontrollably.

Passenger: What is so funny?

Pilot: Oh, I was just wondering what they’d say at the asylum when they discover that I have escaped.

Satyarup Das, Class VIII, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Salt Lake no.1, Calcutta

Boy: Daddy, I’d like to get married.

Father: Sure, son. Anyone special in mind?

Boy: Yes, Grandma.

Father: Now, wait a minute. You don’t think I’d let you marry my mother, do you?

Boy: Why not? You married mine.

Jagriti Das, Class VI, Gokhale Memorial Girl’s School, Calcutta.

Teacher: This gas, children, is a deadly poison. Now, Yasir, tell me what steps would you take if it escaped?

Yasir: Big steps, Miss.

Nupur Verma, Class VIII, Kendriya Vidyalaya AFS, Jorhat, Assam

Nita: Teacher, should someone be punished for something he didn’t do?

Teacher: No.

Nita: Good. I have not done my homework.

Shivam Rastogi, Class VII, D.A.V. Public School, Asansol

A boy bought a toy aeroplane from a shop. He paid for it and was walking back when...

Shopkeeper: Hey, you have tricked me! The money you have paid me is not real.

Boy: So what? The aeroplane you sold me is not real either!

Amarnath Pati, Class VIII, St Paul’s School, Rourkela

Bonny was not paying attention in the grammar class.

Teacher: Bonny, name two pronouns.

Bonny (not hearing the question): Who? Me?

Teacher: Oh! Excellent.

Adarsha Chatterjee, Class VIII, M.D.B., D.A.V. Public School, Bankura

Son: Why has your hair turned so white?

Father: It is because you are so naughty.

Son: Now I know why grandfather’s hair is white.

Anup Kr Shaw, Class VI, Swami Pranabananda Vidyapith, Calcutta

Teacher: How do you know that eating carrot is good for the eyes?

Ravi: Sir, have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?

Somnath Pati, Class V, St Paul’s School, Rourkela

Teacher: When was Akbar born?

Jay: I am sorry I don’t know.

Teacher: Look up the book.

Jay: It says Akbar (1542-1606).

Teacher: Why coudn’t you answer?

Jay: I thought it was his phone number.

Snigdha Chand, Class V, Loreto Day School, Calcutta