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Amazingly funny short story The Night The Ghost Got In is a fictionalized account of life in the Thurber household while its author was growing up. A man hears footsteps downstairs. The family is thrown into confusion…
This very short funny short story is about the conflict which comes from the dialogue between a storyteller and listener. Storyteller is constantly interrupted while trying to relate a traditional fairytale. The listener objects to…
A Funny story tells us about a man and his time he was employed in Alfred Wunsiedel’s factory. Wunsiedel was obsessed with taking action and required his employees to be constantly busy. The narrator is a man…
The Gift of the Magi is a funny short story from O. Henry tells us about a married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little…
This funny short story “Tea” is about young gentleman James Cushat-Prinkly who is on the lookout for a life companion. So he sets off for afternoon tea with the girl he intends to marry. James…
This humorous short story is about dissapering wife and mother Crispina Umberleigh. She inexplicably vanishes and is nowhere to be found, and rumours abound that a kidnapping may well be afoot. In a first-class carriage of…
This is a comic short story from American writer Mark Twain. The story gives a new point of view on Genesis. Adam (author himself) describes how Eve (modeled after his wife Livy) gets introduced into the…
This short story is one of Twain’s best stories, in which he addresses gender equity issues, using his iconic wit and satire. It is a diary of Eve from her point of view in the…