A guy named
David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully grown, with a
bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every word was expletive. Those weren’t
expletives were to say the least rude. David tried hard to change the birds’
bad 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 yelled back. He shook the bird and the bird
just god angrier and ruder.
Finally, in a
moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments,
he heard the bird squack and kick and scream. Then suddenly there was quiet.
Not a sound for half a minute. David was frightened that he might have hurt the
bird and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly crawled onto
David’s extended arm and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude
language and actions. I will endeavor at once to correct my behavior. I really
am truly sorry and beg your forgiveness. 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?”
