Priya Sanjay Tandon

A king went on a hunt accompanied, amongst others, by his court jester. The whole day they rode through the forest but not a single animal was to be found. As they were about to return, they saw a beautiful baby deer basking in the evening sun. The king quickly

A teacher drew a line on the black-board. He asked the students, “How can you make this line smaller?” Most of the students thought it was a very simple thing. They said, “We can erase a part of the line and make it smaller.” The teacher said, “Do it without

A poor man found a glittering stone on the road. He didn’t know it was a diamond. A merchant who was passing by saw the stone and decided to cheat the man out of it. He offered him a hundred rupees for the diamond. The man thought it would

Two women friends met after many years. “Tell me,” said one, “What happened to your son?” “My son? The poor, poor lad!? sighed the other. What an unfortunate marriage he made, to a girl who won’t do a bit of work in the house. She won’t cook, she

The family settled down for dinner at the restaurant. The waitress first took the order of the adults, then, turned to the seven year old. “What will you have?” she asked. The boy looked around the table timidly and said, “I would like to have a hot dog.” Before the

The great Zen master once invited a court official to tea. After the customary greetings the official said, “I do not wish to squander this opportunity of spending some time in the presence of so great a Master. Tell me, what does it mean when they say that inspite of