Explain the three incindents that made 'packing' a humorous story (in chapter Packing)
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This story is definitely funny as it shows three adults making fool out of themselves.. Not only is the way in which the three friends pack for their trip quite mirthful, but the way the author narrates all the incidents is also entertaining. The narrator, who prides himself on his packing ability, unpacks and repacks the things thrice, much to the amusement of his other friends.
* The first humorous element is when the narrator offers them to pack the things and they are worse than the narrator. Emulating his friends, the narrator sits back and watches them make mess of everything. Consequently, he has to do packing though his real intention was to boss the job.
* The second humorous element is that George placed the butter on the chair and Harris sat on it and it stuck at his back. When they searched it for packing, it was missing. They search for it everywhere in the room. At last, George finds it at Harris's back. The third humorous element is that Montmorency squirms in where he is not wanted.
*The third incident is when the squeeze the tomato accidentally