other · Issue No. 6, June 1958 · p. 50

Humor

فكاهة

• Two peasants boarded the train, and after a few hours' journey the first said to his companion:
– Amazing! How is it the train never loses its way?
– You donkey, don't you see it stops every hour to ask for directions?

• Because he's a donkey
The teacher – If we set two vessels before a donkey, one holding water and the other wine, from which would he drink?
The pupil – From the vessel holding water.
The teacher – And why?
The pupil – Why? Because he's a donkey!

• A clever boy
The boy – Mama, I heard you tell Papa, when you were quarreling with him, that you bought him with your own money — isn't that so?
The mother – Of course!
The boy – Well then... why didn't you pay a little extra and get a better one?

• Between two boys
The first – Come on, let's ride the tram for a franc instead of walking.
The second – No, I want to save.
The first – But you'll wear out your shoes — five francs' worth!
The second – The francs are on me, but the shoes are on Papa.

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