The "Lying Mirror" novel is funny because it causes Nobita, and later all the children and even their mothers, to become obsessed with their appearances after the mirror lies about their attractiveness. The humor comes from the mirror's absurd flattery, the characters' ridiculous reactions to it, and the chaos that ensues, like Doraemon having to break his own mother's mirror, which leads to the mothers themselves becoming captivated by the "Lying Mirror".
The mirror's flattery: When Nobita first looks into it, the mirror calls him "the most beautiful boy in the world," which surprises and delights him. The mirror continues to lie, making the characters believe they are much more attractive than they are.
The escalating chaos:
Nobita uses the mirror to study, but gets distracted and hears a glass shattering. Doraemon had broken his mother's mirror with a bowling ball and replaced it with the Lying Mirror.
Later, when the mothers of all the children see the mirror, it tells them
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