One day a young boy went to the store with his mother. The shopkeeper looked at the small boy, showed him a jar full of candy and said, “Dear boy, you can take some of this candy.” But the young boy didn’t take any. He just stood there and kept looking at the jar full of candy. The shopkeeper was surprised that the boy did not take any candy from(..)
A traveler notices an aged man tending to the fields along the road, he stops there and asks him, "I am traveling from the village in the mountains to the village in the valley. And I was wondering if you know what it is like there?" "Tell me," said the aged man, "What was your experience of the village in the mountains?" "Dreadful!" replied the(..)
A teenage girl walked up to her mother demanding money to buy a fancy watch. Puzzled, her mother asked, “Why do you want a fancy watch?” The girl replied, “Because it will help me fit in the social circle.” Without a pause, the mother took out a crease-free INR 2000 note and questioned her daughter if it would be enough to buy the watch.(..)
A father asks his 12-year-old son to go into the backyard and remove a tree stump. The boy, eager to show his dad his ability to execute this manly task, runs out and begins to push the stump with all his might. After about 20 minutes of huffing and puffing, the stump stood there without a change in position. Soon, the boy realizes that his dad was(..)
A young man shopping in a supermarket noticed an old lady following him around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore, she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout and turned to him to say, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease. It's just that you look so much like my late son." To which the man replied, "That's okay."(..)
A math teacher took a bag of cookies out of her purse and asked a little boy, “If I give you two cookies, and then another two cookies, how many cookies will you have?” “Five cookies,” he replied. She was surprised by his reply. So, she used her fingers to help him count. “Look, if I give you one, two—TWO cookies—and another one,(..)
Once there lived a man who was always scared and would run away from everything he feared. Tired of living a scared life, he went to a wise man for guidance, “Master, I have been a coward all my life. Please teach me to be brave.” “Sure, but only on one condition,” Master replied. “For one month, every stranger who crosses your path, tell(..)
Once a man was riding a cycle and noticed another rider about half a mile ahead of him. The man realized that the rider was traveling at a speed slightly lower than him, and decided to overtake the latter. The man had about a mile to go on the road before taking his intended turn. So, he started cycling faster and with every block inched closer to the(..)
One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. On their desk was a question paper with the text facing down, as usual. The students turned the page to begin their test. To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot in the centre of the page. The professor, on seeing the expressions(..)
Once during a famine, a desperate man stepped out of his house to earn a living. He came across a fruit farm. Hungry, he decided to steal some fruits. But, as he started plucking, the farmer came chasing after him with a stick. The man ran into a nearby forest and climbed a tree to evade the farmer. From his vantage point, the man witnessed a(..)
A large farm in Goa was famous for its watermelons. Every year, the(..)
A little boy went into a grocery store and reached for a soda carton. He, then, pulled it towards a payphone. Back in the day cell phones had not invaded our lives as much as it has today—few places still had payphones. The boy climbed onto the carton to reach the phone buttons and punched in the digits. The store owner quietly observed and(..)
A prominent businessman went shoe shopping at a local store. After selecting a pair of shoes of size 8, he asked the new saleswoman to pack it. However, he soon realized that he had left his wallet back home. So, he told the saleswoman that he would take the shoes and make the payment the next day. Although the saleswoman could gauge the(..)
A worried man once approached a saint who lived near a stream. “My wife and I are having issues”, he said. “Each time we argue, we lose our temper and say things we don’t mean.” The saint gave the man an earthen pot and instructed him to get him some drinking water from the stream. When the man reached the stream, a bullock cart happened(..)
Once a toothpaste factory faced a packaging problem. Many empty boxes were shipped without the tubes inside. Therefore, the company hired a consultancy firm to solve the issue. After spending a lot of time and money, the problem was solved. A high-tech precision scale was installed at the end of the production line. The scale would trigger a bell(..)
