A joke is like a funny surprise you hear with your ears and feel with your heart. Imagine if you had a box and when you opened it, a silly clown jumped out and made you giggle. That’s what a joke does, but with words. It’s a little story or a question that ends with something unexpected that makes you laugh.
Think of a joke as a tickle for your brain. Just like when someone tickles you and you can’t help but laugh, a joke tickles your thoughts. It might twist things around or make you see something ordinary in a silly way, and that makes you smile or laugh out loud.
A joke is also like a game. It’s a game where the person telling the joke knows a secret, and when they tell you, you get to discover the secret too. The fun part is when the secret is something you didn’t expect, like a surprise party in your mind. That’s why jokes are fun to share with friends, because everyone loves a good surprise that makes them happy.