Can you recommend some 'funny 5 minute short stories'?

A story about two friends who go camping. One is a city slicker and the other is an outdoorsy type. The city slicker keeps making silly mistakes like setting up the tent backwards and getting scared of every little noise in the forest. This contrast between them can be a great source of humor for a 10 - minute short story.

One more. A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store. Well, it's a play on words, a very short and funny little story that can be quickly shared in about a minute.

Sure. Here's one. A man goes to the doctor and says, 'Doctor, I think I'm a dog.' The doctor looks at him and says, 'Well, sit on the couch and we'll talk about it.' The man says, 'I can't. I'm not allowed on the couch.'

One funny bedtime story could be about a group of bunnies who decide to start a band. They use carrots as instruments. The lead bunny tries to sing but can only make a squeaky noise. As they practice, they keep making more and more of a racket until all the other forest animals come to see what's going on. It's a silly and light - hearted story that takes about 5 minutes to tell.

Sure. There is a story about a clumsy magician. He was trying to pull a rabbit out of his hat but instead got a bunch of carrots. The rabbit was hiding under his table all along, munching on the carrots he was supposed to use for the trick. It's a short and funny story that can be told in about five minutes.

Sure. One could be about a little mouse who tries to steal cheese from a very smart cat. The mouse makes all these silly attempts and in the end, the cat, being kind - hearted, shares the cheese. It's short, funny and perfect for a 5 - minute bedtime read.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great short story that can be read in about 10 minutes. It's about a young couple who are very poor but sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other. Another one is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It takes place in a small town where there's an annual lottery with a very unexpected and dark ending. And 'A Sound of Thunder' by Ray Bradbury is also a good choice. It tells a thrilling story about time travel and how a small change in the past can have huge consequences in the present.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' is a great short story that can be read in about 5 minutes. It's about a young couple who are very poor but sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other. Another one is 'The Little Match Girl' which is also short. It tells the tragic story of a little girl selling matches in the cold. And 'A Sound of Thunder' is a short but thought - provoking science - fiction short story.

Sure. One short 2 - minute story could be 'The Lost Key'. A little boy lost his house key on his way home from school. He searched everywhere, under bushes and along the sidewalk. Just as he was about to cry, he remembered he put it in his backpack's inner pocket all along. Another is 'The Kind Stranger'. A woman dropped her wallet while running for the bus. A man picked it up and ran after the bus until it stopped at the next stop to return it to her.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great 5 - minute short story. It's about a young couple who are very poor but deeply in love. Each sacrifices their most precious possession to buy a gift for the other, only to find out that the gifts they got for each other are related to the possession they sold. It shows the selfless love between them.