The bone in throat
By Kemi Olatunde
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Once upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a jungle. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to the pond to drink water. The wolf was always in search of food.
One day, he was sitting near the pond hoping to get something to eat. When suddenly he spotted a dead bull. “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want,” he thought and his mouth started watering.
He began to eat the bull. A thought struck him, “if another beast comes this way he will ask for a share. I had better eat fast.” ‘Grub! Grub! Grub! Grub’ he chewed, faster and faster.
In his haste, a piece of bone got stucked in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to bring it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but in vain. Next, he tried to swallow it down but he failed.
“Ooh, the bone in throat hurts. What shall I do now?” thought the wolf. Suddenly he remembered that a Crane lived on the nearby riverbank.
The wolf went to the crane and pleaded, “My dear Crane! I got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present, if you pull it out of my throat with your long beak.”
The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up with his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone.
“Oh! What a relief!” the wolf sighed.
“Now where is my present?” asked the crane.
“What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not aware of its promise.
“You said that you would give me a present if I remove the bone from your throat,” said the crane humbly.
“Hah! Is it not a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out alive? I could have easily crushed your head while your beak was inside my mouth,” said the ungrateful wolf and went away.
The crane felt helpless and decided not to help any ungrateful creature in the future.
Just jokes
Continued from last week edition
- Why did the kid bring a ladder to school?
Because she wanted to go to high school.
- What is a vampire’s favorite fruit?
A blood orange.
- What do elves learn in school?
The elf-abet.
- What do you call a dog magician?
A labracadabrador.
- Where do pencils go on vacation?
Pencil-vania.
- Why couldn’t the pony sing a lullaby?
She was a little horse.
- Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?
He had no body to dance with.
- What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
Laugh it off
A dog died and the owner took it to a pastor. He asked the pastor if he could organise a funeral service for the dead animal.
Pastor :No we can’t hold a service for your dog in our church but there is a church down the street may be they will do it for you.
Man:But pastor will that church accept a donation of $1million?
The pastor shouted “blood of Jesus” why didn’t you tell me the dog was a Christian?
Don’t laugh alone…..