Funny story about English native enjoyed by the carpenter? (6)
I believe the answer is:
oyster
'native enjoyed by the carpenter?' is the definition.
(ref to Through the Looking-Glass)
'funny story about english' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'story' anagrammed gives 'oystr'.
'oystr' placed around 'e' is 'OYSTER'.
(Other definitions for oyster that I've seen before include "very uncommunicative person" , "offering unlimited possibilities?" , "Pearl container?" , "Content of stew" , "bit of chicken meat" .)