Pint-Sized Punch Lines

* What can speak all the languages of the world? An echo. (Stephanie C. Tan, 9, Alhambra, Fremont School)

* Where does King Kong go to get drunk? The Monkey Bars. (Christian McLaren, 7, Lake Arrowhead, Lake Arrowhead Elementary)

* What is a sheep’s favorite capital? Baaaaton Rouge. (Kevin Frost, 8, Pacific Palisades, Calvary Christian School)

* What store did the army aim for? Target. (Taylor and Dylan Senske, 7 and 6, Long Beach, St. Hedwig’s School)

* What is a snake without a tail? Nothing. (Dana Rose Penenberg, 7, West L.A., Temple Emanuel Community Day School)

* What is the shortest story in the world? “Once upon a time, the end.” (April Kenney, 7, Ojai, Ojai Valley School)

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