Russian anecdote about Vovochka

  This is a very old anecdote that many Russians know. It features Vovochka, a character of quite many Russian anecdotes. There are a few versions of this particular story, I'm posting the one I heard in childhood.

Учительница показывает детям ужа и спрашивает:

-Дети, вы знаете, кто это такой?

Никто не знает.

Тут Вовочка встаёт и подходит к ужу. Он гладит ужа по голове и задумчиво говорит:

-Так вот ты какой, северный олень!

A teacher shows a grass-snake to her pupils.

“Do you know who this is?” she asks.

No one knows.

Then Vovochka stands up and approaches the snake. He strokes its head and contemplatively says:

“That's how you look like, the reindeer!”

A bit of Russian humour. Brace yourself

  Sometimes even I don't understand certain Russian stuff. Russian folklore gave birth to quite many strange things. The other day a friend sent me an old joke that I just had to share with you. Let's see if it makes you smile :).

По реке плывёт кирпич, деревянный как стекло, ну и пусть себе плывёт, нам не нужен пенопласт.

A brick is floating down the river, as wooden as glass. Let it float, we don't need that styrofoam.

Yep, you read it right. I don't have anything else to say.