Punch Cartoon No. 6

The Fairytale of Indore

Anika Puri was fuming. The boys didn’t want to let her play. Although she was Lakshay’s sister, he didn’t have the courage to argue on her behalf, so she had to sit and watch. Rohit was quite a good bowler she thought, and Tushar could bat all day, but they really weren’t that good as …

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The Joker

Boy with No Shoes

In the field behind the church two peasants were digging a ditch. One of the peasants wanted to have a joke. “Here, boy with no shoes,” he cried. The peasant held up the skull. It had no eyes or teeth. The boy with no shoes turned tail and ran all the way home. For two …

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The Joker

The Watch

I feel bad about letting you down and leaving you in the lurch like this. P.S. Let me know if you want anything on the inside. In Name of the Heel Arturo’s father had two watches, the one he usually wore on his wrist, and the other he kept in a bowl with loose change …

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The Joker

The Shake’s Plane

“Which plane are you flying out on, dad? Is it the Shake’s Plane?” Of course, Simon knew it wasn’t really the Shake’s Plane. Open on the bed was a big, battered and stickered case with straps and dividers. The case was already half-packed with shirts and underwear. Simon watched his father folding a pair of …

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