Archive List for Humor

A black and white illustration of a serious man walking on a street. A single, brightly colored potato chip on the ground emits a vibrant sound wave that makes him smile.

A Life-Changing Crunch

The Plot Thickens! (Intermediate Tales)

A man walked downtown. He was very serious. He never laughed at all. He saw a funny clown. He passed a silly mime. He saw a dancing dog. The man did not smile. He did not laugh then. He kept walking ahead. Suddenly, he heard a sound. He stepped on a chip. The chip made a crunch. The crunch was very loud. The man smiled widely now. He began to laugh hard. The crunch was so funny. He thought it was great. It was as funny as a crunch. His sad mood went away. He was now very happy. Excercise True or False? Answers Let’s talk about it

The Perfect Robot

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Lisa builds a robot named Mr. Right. Mr. Right always agrees with Lisa. He says her cooking is wonderful. Lisa feels happy at first. She starts to miss real talks. Mr. Right never disagrees with her. Lisa wants some fun conversations. She changes Mr. Right’s program. Now he can disagree with her. Lisa enjoys their funny debates.

The Strange Pickle Problem

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Sam loves to eat pickles every day. He finds a huge pickle. This pickle starts to dance around! Sam laughs and joins the dancing. The pickle rolls out of the jar. It jumps onto the kitchen floor. Sam’s dog chases the pickle. They create a funny pickle mess. Sam cannot believe it. He loves dancing with the pickle!

The Spicy Spaghetti Mess

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

A chef cooks spaghetti every day. He adds lots of hot peppers. The kitchen fills with spicy smoke. The smoke alarms start to beep. Firefighters rush to his restaurant. They find him covered in sauce. The spaghetti spills all over the floor. Customers smell the spicy food outside. Everyone laughs at the funny scene. He promises to cook less spicy food!

The Singing Heart Mystery

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Dr. Rhythm studies strange heart sounds. He finds his own heart sings. It plays different songs each day. Dr. Rhythm cannot explain this. His friends think he is silly. Patients come for their checkups. They want to hear his music. Dr. Rhythm becomes very famous. He starts a heart music band. His album “Singing Heart” becomes popular.

The Zombie TV Problem

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Smith studies brains every day. He watches too much reality TV. His brain starts to feel funny. He forgets how to think. He only talks in TV quotes. His friends worry about him. They think he has a problem. He walks around like a zombie. He forgets to eat his lunch. The cure: He spends one week without TV!

The Floating House Fun

Finding Your Balance-upper beginner

Mr. Wave lives by the sea. His house moves with the tides. It floats up when the tide is high. It sinks down when the tide goes out. His furniture slides all around. He drinks from tilting coffee cups. His cat does not like it. Neighbors watch his house. Mr. Wave becomes very famous. He sells tickets for tours.