Ask for some short essays about English jokes, I want to improve my reading comprehension

Difficult) bookstores have short witty stories, which are also good (easy).

two birds

teacher: here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. now who can tell us which is which?

student: i cannot point out but i know the answer.

teacher: please tell us.

student: the swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow.

Two Birds Teacher: There are two birds here, one is a sparrow. Can anyone point out which is a swallow and which is a sparrow?

Student: I can't pinpoint it, but I know the answer.

Teacher: Tell me about it.

Student: Next to the swallow is the sparrow, and next to the sparrow is the swallow.

does the dog know the proverb, too?

the little boy did not like the look of the barking dog.

it's all right," said a gentleman, "don't be afraid. don't you know the proverb: barking dogs don't bite?

ah, yes," answered the little boy. "i know the proverb, but does the dog know the proverb, too?"

Do dogs also know this proverb?

A little boy didn't like the way dogs barked.

"It doesn't matter," said one gentleman, "don't be afraid, you know the proverb: 'A barking dog doesn't bite.'" ’”

Ah, I know, but do dogs know too? ”

he is really somebody-- my uncle has 1000 men under him.

he is really somebody. what does he do?

a maintenance man in a cemetery.

He's such a big shot.

There were 1000 people under my uncle.

He's such a big shot. What for?

Cemetery Keeper.

Short enough, isn't it?

Hilarious sentence translation:

how are you?

How are you? how old are you?

Why are you always there?

he is really somebody-- my uncle has 1000 men under him.

he is really somebody. what does he do?

a maintenance man in a cemetery.

He's such a big shot.

There were 1000 people under my uncle.

He's such a big shot. What for?

Cemetery Keeper.