Digger
- 11 Nov 2004 11:24
- 14 of 17
The Parrot
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David received a parrot for his birthday.
This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and worse
vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive (curse word).
Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least rude.
David tried hard to change the bird's attitude and was
constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, anything he
could think of to try and set a good example.
Nothing worked.
He yelled at the bird and the bird got worse.
He shook the bird and the bird got more angry and more rude.
Finally, in a moment of desperation,
David put the parrot in the freezer.
For a few moments he heard the bird squawking, kicking, and
screaming, then suddenly there was quiet. David was frightened
that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer
door.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's extended arm and
said: "I'm sorry that I might have offended you with my language
and action and I ask your forgiveness.
I will endeavor to correct my behavior."
David was astonished at the bird's change in attitude and was
about to ask what had made such a dramatic change when the
parrot continued:
"May I ask what the chicken did?"