Chikki goes into a store and sees a shiny object. He asks the clerk, “What is that shiny object?” The clerk replies, “That is a thermos flask.” Chikki then asks, “What does it do?” The clerk responds, “It keeps hot things hot and it keeps cold things cold.” Chikki says, “I’ll take it!” The next [...]

Nithu : “Sattu, Where does the Sun go at night?”

Sattu : It does not go anywhere. It remains there, but we cannot see due to darkness.

Interviewer : Tell me the opposite of good. Nithu : Bad. Interviewer : Come. Nithu : Go. Interviewer : Ugly. Nithu : Pichlli. Interviewer : U G L Y? Nithu : PICHILLY!!!!! Interviewer : Shut Up. Nithu : Keep Talking. Interviewer : Get Out. Nithu : Come In. Interviewer : Oh! my God. Nithu : [...]

Teacher : Bunty, go to the map and find North America. Bunty : Here it is! Teacher : Correct. Now…..class, tell me who discovered America? Class : Bunty! Teacher : Bunty, how do you spell “Crocodile”? Bunty : K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L” Teacher : No, that’s wrong. Bunty : Maybe it’s wrong, but you asked me how I [...]

Unbreakable Toy Only a week after Christmas an irate Mum stormed into the toy shop. “I’m bringing back this unbreakable toy fire engine, It’s useless!” she said to the man behind the counter. “Surely your son hasn’t broken it already?” he asked. “No, he’s broken all his other toys with it!” Waiting At a department store, a [...]

In the city of Radschagriha, there lived a Brahman by the name of Deva sarman. His childless wife wept bitterly whenever she saw the neighbors’ children. One day the Brahman said to her, “Dear one, stop your grieving. Behold, I was offering a sacrifice for the birth of a son when an invisible being said to [...]

In a certain place there once lived a dog by the name of Tschitranga, which means “having a spotted body.” A lengthy famine set in. Because they had no food, the dogs and other animals began to leave their families. Tschitranga, whose throat was emaciated with hunger, was driven by fear to another country. There in [...]

In a certain place there lived two friends, Dharmabuddhi, which means “having a just heart” and Pâpabuddhi, which means “having an unjust heart.” One day Pâpabuddhi thought to himself, “I am a simpleton, plagued with poverty. I am going to travel abroad with Dharmabuddhi, and earn money with his help. Then I will cheat him [...]

On the shore of the Ganges there was a hermitage filled with holy men dedicated to prayer, self denial, repentance, the study of holy scriptures, fasting, and meditation. They drank only small amounts of very pure water, and mortified their bodies with a diet of bulbs, roots, fruits, and water plants. Their only clothing were [...]

In a certain place there lived a Brahman by the name of Haridatta. He tilled the soil, but his time in the field brought him no harvest. Then one day, as the hottest hours were just over, tormented by the heat, he lay down in the shade of a tree in the middle of his field [...]

In a certain city there lived a Brahman by the name of Devasarman. His wife gave birth to a son, and then to a mongoose. Full of love for her children, she cared for the mongoose like a son, nursing him at her breast, rubbing him with salve, and so forth. However, she did not [...]

In the middle of a forest there lived a lion by the name of Bhâsuraka (Heroic One). In consequence of his great strength he unceasingly killed many gazelles, hares, and other animals. One day all the forest creatures assembled. Gazelles, boars, buffalo, wild oxen, hares, and so forth, went to him and said, “Sir, why [...]

A crocodile beseeched a Brahman to carry it to Benares, so it could live in the Ganges. Touched with compassion, the Brahman put the crocodile into his bag and carried it to the holy river. However, just as he was about to release the crocodile into the water, the latter seized him, and was about [...]

Two fish lived in a pond. Their names were Satabuddhi (having the understanding of a hundred) and Sahasrabuddhi (having the understanding of a thousand). The two of them had a frog for a friend, whose name was Ekabuddhi (having the understanding of one). For a time they would enjoy friendly conversation on the bank, and [...]

In a certain place there lived a weaver by the name of Mantharaka, which means “the simpleton.” One day, while weaving cloth, the wooden pieces on his loom broke. He took an ax, and set forth to find some wood. He found a large sissoo tree at the ocean’s shore, and said aloud, “Now this [...]

A king, while visiting his wives’ apartments, took a monkey from a neighboring stable for a pet. He kept him constantly close at hand for his amusement, for as it is said, parrots, partridges, doves, rams, monkeys, and such creatures are a king’s natural companions. It goes without saying that the monkey, fed on the various [...]

In a certain place there lived a Brahman by the name of Svabhâvakripana, which means “luckless by his very nature.” By begging he acquired a quantity of rice gruel, and after he had eaten what he wanted, there was still a potful left. He hung this pot on a nail in the wall above his bed. [...]