There was a dog that loved to chase its tail. One day, its owner decided to play a trick on it. He tied a small piece of cloth to its tail. The dog chased and chased, and when it finally caught its tail, it looked so proud as if it had achieved a great victory.
Here is one. A little boy was at the zoo with his mother. He saw a penguin and asked his mom, 'What's that?' His mom replied, 'That's a penguin. It's a bird that can't fly but swims very well.' The boy then said, 'It's so silly. I bet it wishes it could fly like other birds.'
Well, a box can be a source of much innocent fun. For example, a little girl found an old cardboard box in the attic. She decided to turn it into a spaceship. She painted it silver, cut out little round holes for 'windows' and used her imagination to fly to different planets. It was a simple yet very funny adventure for her, all centered around that box.
There was a little boy who loved to ask questions. One day he asked his father, 'Dad, why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?'. His father was stumped for a while and then they both had a good laugh. It's these simple, innocent and humorous situations that make for great clean stories.
Once there was a magician who was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Well, just kidding. Here is a real story. There was a man who tried to teach his dog to play the piano. He spent weeks on it. One day, the dog finally sat at the piano and started hitting the keys with his paws. It was a complete mess but super funny.
Sure. Here is a funny Tamil story. There was a little boy in a Tamil village. He was very mischievous. One day, he decided to play a trick on the village elder. He tied a string to a coconut and placed it on the elder's roof. When the elder came out, he thought it was a strange bird. The boy's laughter gave him away and the whole village had a good laugh about it.
One more. A teacher asked a student, 'If I give you two cats and two more cats and two more cats, how many cats would you have?' The student thought for a while and said, 'Seven cats, because I already have one cat at home.' The teacher was so surprised at the unexpected answer.
Yes, there are plenty. For example, there's the story of the absent - minded professor. He was so forgetful that one day he wore his slippers to the university and didn't realize it until he saw all the students staring at his feet. He then gave a big laugh and said, 'Well, at least my feet are comfortable!'
Here's a funny bedtime story. A little squirrel was collecting nuts for the winter. But it was so forgetful. One day at bedtime, it remembered that it had hidden nuts in different places. It started to search in its little nest but couldn't find them all. The next morning, it found that it had actually hidden some of the nuts in its own little shoes. It was such a silly but cute squirrel.
Once there was a group of ducks walking in a line. The last duck kept asking the one in front, 'Quack? Quack?' (which means 'Why? Why?'). The front duck finally turned around and said, 'Because we're ducks, that's why!' It's a simple but cute and funny short story.
One day a duck walked into a store and asked the clerk, 'Do you have any grapes?' The clerk said no. The duck left. The next day the duck returned and asked, 'Do you have any grapes?' The clerk again said no. The duck left. The third day the duck walked in and asked, 'Do you have any grapes?' The clerk got angry and shouted, 'No! And if you come back in here again asking for grapes, I'll nail your webbed feet to the floor!' The duck left. The next day the duck walked in and asked, 'Do you have any nails?' The clerk said no. The duck said, 'Good. Do you have any grapes?'
Once, I went to a job interview. I was so nervous that when the interviewer asked me a simple question, I completely blanked. I started stuttering and then accidentally called him by the wrong name. I was so embarrassed, but later we both had a good laugh about it.