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“Funny Stories”

• “A Funny Story” by Mariam Manoukyan
• “You, Aragats... a Diamond Shield...” by Moushegh Baghdasaryan
• “The Cheerful Bag” by Anna Badalyan
• “You to Me, Me to You” by Lilit Babloyan
• “The Old Acquaintance” by Narek Galstyan
• “I Promised To Return” by Tsovinar Talyan
• “For the Rest of My Life” by Anna Tonyan
• “The Lie” by Julia Ghazaryan

“A Funny Story”

Gohar is a student. One day little Daniel said to my sister Gohar:
“Gohar, lend me your waistcoat to wear.”
“It’s too loose for you, you’ll sink in it,” answered Gohar.
Daniel asked in surprise:
“Oho, is there any water in it?”

Mariam Manoukyan
9 years old

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“You, Aragats... a Diamond Shield...”

“Aragats, come to the blackboard.”
There is no sound.
“I repeat. Aragats, come to the blackboard.”
Again there is no answer.
“Why do you look at me with your eyes wide open, Aragats? Come to the blackboard!’’
“Is it me whom you are addressing?’’ my brother asked.
“Certainly.”
“But... my name is Gor.’’
“That doesn’t matter. Come to the blackboard.”
My brother‘s biology teacher, who is also my teacher, came to our classroom the same day and asked:
“Who is Aragats’ brother here?”
“Me, I am Aragats’ brother, but his name is Gor.”

Moushegh Baghdasaryan
10 years old

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“The Cheerful Bag”

It was the first lesson. I wanted to take my book out of my bag but there was no trace of it. I looked at my classmates in surprise and said:
“Armen, give me my bag.”
“I have not taken it,” answered Armen.
I looked at Artavazd.
“I haven’t taken it either.”
They all started blaming one another roundabout.
The teacher got angry.
“Do return Anna’s bag immediately!”
Suddenly we heard Hayarpi say:
“Perhaps you’ve left it at home, Anna.”
For a moment I glanced at my friend reproachfully but then I asked the teacher to let me go home. On my way I thought about whether the bag was at home or it was a joke on the part of my classmates which wouldn’t work. When I got home I found out my bag was really there…
It’s worth mentioning that I then apologized to my friends about the bag.

Anna Badalyan

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“You to Me, Me to You”

One day my mother, my two brothers and I went to the Zoo. Although we had come to see the tigers and the lions, we could only see lots of bees round us. When we were about to leave the Zoo, my mother noted:
"It's good that the bees didn't sting us."
She was just finishing her sentence, when we heard Stepanik's cries:
"Akh!!!"
A bee fell to the ground out of Stepanik's hand.
"Look, the bee is dead," we said in a way to calm my brother.
"It stung me, so I paid it back."

Lilit Babloyan

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“The Old Acquaintance”

We had a neighbor. Her name was Peacock. My younger brother, Haik, loved Grandmother Peacock and embraced her every time he saw her.
Once we went to the zoo with my mother. When we were at the bird cage my mother pointed to something.
“Haik, look at the peacock.”
Haik looked at my mother in surprise and exclaimed:
“Why have they put Grandmother Peacock in the cage?”

Narek Galstyan

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“I Promised To Return”

Our relative and his grandson had come to our place to stay for several days. My younger brother, Artavazd, is a funny guy. When I was about to go to school he asked me:
“Are you leaving?”
“Yes”.
“Will you com back?
“I will.”
“In how many days will you return?”

Tsovinar Talyan

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“For the Rest of My Life”

Once we were at a party. I was still a child. They served us barbeque. The fragrance of it was everywhere. People started trying it. Suddenly, the hostess noticed I wasn’t eating. She asked in surprise.
“Why aren’t you eating, my dear Anna?”
“Thank you, but we have already eaten barbeque this year.”

Anna Tonyan

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“The Lie”

The first of April is the fool’s day, as you might know. My brother and his classmates had decided to celebrate the day so they went to a café after classes to eat lahmajo. As usual the waitress asked them to pay at the end. The boys were surprised and told the waitress that they didn’t have money. The waitresses and waiters of the café got so confused that they even threatened the boys with calling the police. But all this was in vain; the boys either persisted, or just glanced at each other. One of the waiters suggested that the boys leave a hostage and try to fetch money to pay the bill. The boys did not quite like the idea because they knew they wouldn't be able to find the money. They would even be reprimanded for having come to a café without letting their parents know. The waiters did not know what to do and the boys confessed that they had been pretending all that time and that they had enough money to pay.

A couple of days later I went to the café with some friends. We had hardly taken our seats when the waiter demanded that we pay the bill beforehand. I was very angry with my brother and his friends and at their silly joke. Because of this they do not serve us well any more in that café.

Julia Ghazaryan

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