A beggar knocked at Banta’s door and said, `Please give me some money.’
Banta: `I have no money.’
Beggar: `you can give me some atta (flour)
Banta: `There is no atta left.’
Beggar: “Then give me an old shirt or pyjama.”
Banta: `I have no shirt or pyjama old or new.”
`In that case,’ replied the beggar, `you come with me and we can go begging together.’
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When he came across a long procession of people led by a man with dog, Santa asked the man, `Who died?’
“My mother-in-law.”
“How?
“The dog bit her.”
“May I borrow the dog?”
“Get in the line.’
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When Laloo Prasad Yadav was still the chief minister of Bihar, he was asked by a journalist: “Why did you have a family of nine children?”
“Having small families is part of the Congress Party’s program. I am opposed to the Congress, so I have a large family.”
The journalist further asked, “Sir, what is the secret of your virility?”
“Eating cattle fodder,” replied Laloo calmly.
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