Welcome to 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales!

Funny Stories Episodes

Need a laugh? Check out these classic stories!
CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY
July 17, 2022

CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry
GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING
Jan. 2, 2022

GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Rudyard Kipling
AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN
Oct. 3, 2021

AUNT PHILIPPA AND THE MEN

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery
THE STORY OF THE ORACLE by HENRY LAWSON
Jan. 25, 2021

THE STORY OF THE ORACLE by HENRY LAWSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Henry Lawson
THE STEEPLECHASE RIDER & DAN FITZ EXPLAINS by BANJO PATTERSON
Sept. 21, 2020

THE STEEPLECHASE RIDER & DAN FITZ EXPLAINS by BANJO PATTERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Banjo Patterson
A YELLOW DOG by BRET HARTE
Aug. 10, 2020

A YELLOW DOG by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte
THE SHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD & THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI
May 25, 2020

THE SHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD & THE OPEN WINDOW by SAKI

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Saki (H.H.Munro)
THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON
April 13, 2020

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Banjo Paterson
THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON
Nov. 12, 2018

THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
THE CAT by BANJO PATTERSON
May 19, 2018

THE CAT by BANJO PATTERSON

"The Cat" by Australian writer Banjo Patterson is a humorous piece for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O.HENRY
Nov. 27, 2017

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O.HENRY

Here's the hilarious "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O.Henry- Ever wonder what inspired the movie "Home Alone"?. It was probably this story by O.Henry, in which two bungling small-time crooks decide to kidnap a precocious ten-year-old boy and hold him...