Once there was a clown. He made everyone laugh at the circus but was actually very sad inside. His makeup hid his tears. He was lonely and all his so - called friends only liked him when he was being funny. It was a sad state of affairs but also kind of ironic and funny in a way.
There was a student who studied really hard for an exam. He spent days and nights preparing. But on the day of the exam, he realized he was at the wrong test center. It was sad because all his efforts went to waste, but also funny as it was such a silly mistake.
Surprise elements can make a story the funniest. For example, when you expect one thing to happen but something completely unexpected occurs. Like in the story of the parrot with the red string. You expect it to be a normal parrot that can talk, but instead it just keeps repeating 'Red string!'.
To write a really sad story, start with a character facing a profound loss or heartbreak. Build up the emotions gradually, describe the details of their pain, and show how it affects their life.
The funny part can also be the misunderstandings during the DWI stop. One time, a driver thought the officer was asking him about his pet's name instead of his own name for the initial check. So he kept saying his dog's name over and over. The officer was really confused at first and then couldn't stop laughing when he realized what was going on. And of course, the whole situation just gets funnier as the driver tries to correct himself while still being a bit tipsy.
One funny moment could be when a person attempts a complex pose like the wheel pose and ends up looking like a wobbly wheel instead of a graceful one. It's really comical.
Surprise endings often make a short story funny. For example, in 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant. A woman borrows what she thinks is an expensive necklace, loses it, and spends years in poverty to replace it. Only to find out at the end that the original necklace was a fake. The unexpected turn makes it humorous in a dark way.
Exaggeration also makes a kidding story funny. Like the dog singing opera. In real life, dogs don't sing opera, but in the story, it does it with full confidence, which is over - the - top and hilarious. Another element could be the characters' self - delusion. The cat thinking it could be a mermaid when it's clearly not possible is quite comical. It shows how characters in kidding stories can have wild and unrealistic ideas.
One of the funniest Christmas stories I know is about a family who decided to make their own Christmas tree. They went out to the woods to cut one down, but they got lost. After hours of wandering, they found a small, scraggly tree. When they brought it home and decorated it, the cat immediately climbed it and knocked it over. It was chaos but hilarious.
Well, once I saw a girl trying to do her own acrylic nails at home. She got the glue all over her fingers instead of just on the nails. It was so funny because she couldn't separate her fingers for a while. Then she tried to fix it by adding more powder, but it just made a huge mess. In the end, she had to soak her hands in acetone for ages to get it all off.