A very mean king went to a nearby village. He wanted some more slaves to serve him at his royal palace. He decided that if any family in the village had more than five children, he would take them. A cobbler and his wife had ten children. When the king came to take them, the […]
Boudreaux, a master dartsman, was bragging to his bar mates that he was such a consummate player that he could hit the dartboard in any location at will.“I’ll wager a hundred dollars that, no matter what position you name on the board, I’ll be able to hit it.”Thibedeaux, tired of Boudreaux’s windbaggery, shouted out an
Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his
A duke was hunting in the forest with his men-at-arms and servants when he came across a tree. Upon it, archery targets were painted and smack in the middle of each was an arrow. “Who is this incredibly fine archer?” cried the duke, “I must find him!” After continuing through the forest for a few
Follow these steps and see if you can figure this out.1) Get a brown, cardboard box.2) Get purple, orange and turquoise paints.3) Paint the box orange.4) Paint on purple spots.5) Paint on turquoise stripes.7) Turn it upside down.8) Lie on your side.What is missing from this sequence? AnswerStep 6!
Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his
A farmer challenged an engineer, a physicist and a mathematician to fence off the largest amount of area using the least amount of fence.The engineer made his fence in a circle and said it was the most efficient.The physicist made a long line and said that the length was infinite. Then he said that fencing
It doesn’t hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time. This little test should help you get started.During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria was that defined if a patient should be institutionalized. “Well,” said the Director, “we fill up a bathtub. Then
CHAPTER-12 “A little bit of patience often makes the sunshine come, And a little bit of love makes a very happy home; A little bit of hope makes a rainy day look gay, And a little bit of charity makes glad a weary way.”“Arletta’s pretty feet, glistening in the brook, made her the mother of
CHAPTER-11 “There are no longer any good chances for young men,” complained a law student to Daniel Webster. “There is always room at the top,” replied the great lawyer.No chance, no opportunities, in a land where many poor boys become rich men, where newsboys go to Congress, and where those born in the lowest stations
CHAPTER-10 Many a man is rich without money. Thousands of men with nothing in their pockets, and thousands without even a pocket, are rich.A man born with a good, sound constitution, a good stomach, a good heart and good limbs, and a pretty good headpiece, is rich.Good bones are better than gold, tough muscles than
CHAPTER-9 “We shan’t get much here,” whispered a lady to her companion, as John Murray blew out one of the two candles by whose light he had been writing when they asked him to contribute to some benevolent object. He listened to their story and gave one hundred dollars. “Mr. Murray, I am very agreeably
CHAPTER-8 “Friends and comrades,” said Pizarro, as he turned toward the south, after tracing with his sword upon the sand a line from east to west, “on that side are toil, hunger, nakedness, the drenching storm, desertion, and death; on this side, ease and pleasure. There lies Peru with its riches; here, Panama and its
CHAPTER-7 “I was a mere cipher in that vast sea of human enterprise,” said Henry Bessemer, speaking of his arrival in London in 1831. Although but eighteen years old, and without an acquaintance in the city, he soon made work for himself by inventing a process of copying bas-reliefs on cardboard. His method was so
CHAPTER-6 “Colonel Crockett makes room for himself!” exclaimed a backwoods congressman in answer to the exclamation of the White House usher to “Make room for Colonel Crockett!” This remarkable man was not afraid to oppose the head of a great nation. He preferred being right to being president. Though rough, uncultured, and uncouth, Crockett was