Funny Stories  Funny Stories () is a 1962 Soviet comedy film directed by . . It is the first film adapted from Victor Dragunsky's popular children's book The Adventures of Dennis, a collection of short stories told from the perspective of a young boy  The film tells about three children living in a usual courtyard in the capital of the Soviet Union. They love to visit the circus and the zoo, but they do not tolerate the semolina and house manager, who always watches them and does not allow them to perform various tricks in the yard.