> THE PARROT STORY
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>> A YOUNG MAN NAMED JOHN RECEIVED A PARROT AS A GIFT. THE
>> PARROT HAD A BAD
>> ATTITUDE AND AN EVEN WORSE VOCABULARY. EVERY WORD OUT OF
>> THE BIRD'S MOUTH
>> WAS RUDE, OBNOXIOUS AND LACED WITH PROFANITY. JOHN TRIED
>> AND TRIED TO
>> CHANGE THE BIRD'S ATTITUDE BY CONSISTENTLY SAYING ONLY
>> POLITE WORDS, PLAYING
>> SOFT MUSIC AND ANYTHING ELSE HE COULD THINK OF TO CLEAN UP
>> THE BIRD'S
>> VOCABULARY.
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>> FINALLY, JOHN WAS FED UP AND HE YELLED AT THE PARROT. THE
>> PARROT YELLED
>> BACK. JOHN SHOOK THE PARROT AND THE PARROT GOT ANGRIER AND
>> EVEN RUDER. JOHN,
>> IN DESPERATION, THREW UP HIS HAND, GRABBED THE BIRD AND PUT
>> HIM IN THE
>> FREEZER. FOR A FEW MINUTES THE PARROT SQUAWKED AND KICKED
>> AND SCREAMED. THEN
>> SUDDENLY THERE WAS TOTAL QUIET. NOT A PEEP WAS HE ARD FOR
>> OVER A MINUTE.
>> FEARING THAT HE'D HURT THE PARROT, JOHN QUICKLY OPENED
>> THE DOOR TO THE
>> FREEZER.
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>>
>> THE PARROT CALMLY STEPPED OUT ONTO JOHN'S OUTSTRETCHED
>> ARMS AND SAID, "I
>> BELIEVE I MAY HAVE OFFENDED YOU WITH MY RUDE LANGUAGE AND
>> ACTIONS. I'M
>> SINCERELY REMORSEFUL FOR MY INAPPROPRIATE TRANSGRESSIONS
>> AND I FULLY INTEND
>> TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO CORRECT MY RUDE AND UNFORGIVABLE
>> BEHAVIOR."
>>
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>> JOHN WAS STUNNED AT THE CHANGE IN THE BIRD'S ATTITUDE.
>> AS HE WAS ABOUT TO
>> ASK THE PARROT WHAT HAD MADE SUCH A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN HIS
>> BEHAVIOR, WHEN
>> THE BIRD CONTINUED, "MAY I ASK WHAT THE TURKEY
>> DID?"
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>> HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
>>
>>
>>
>> A YOUNG MAN NAMED JOHN RECEIVED A PARROT AS A GIFT. THE
>> PARROT HAD A BAD
>> ATTITUDE AND AN EVEN WORSE VOCABULARY. EVERY WORD OUT OF
>> THE BIRD'S MOUTH
>> WAS RUDE, OBNOXIOUS AND LACED WITH PROFANITY. JOHN TRIED
>> AND TRIED TO
>> CHANGE THE BIRD'S ATTITUDE BY CONSISTENTLY SAYING ONLY
>> POLITE WORDS, PLAYING
>> SOFT MUSIC AND ANYTHING ELSE HE COULD THINK OF TO CLEAN UP
>> THE BIRD'S
>> VOCABULARY.
>>
>>
>>
>> FINALLY, JOHN WAS FED UP AND HE YELLED AT THE PARROT. THE
>> PARROT YELLED
>> BACK. JOHN SHOOK THE PARROT AND THE PARROT GOT ANGRIER AND
>> EVEN RUDER. JOHN,
>> IN DESPERATION, THREW UP HIS HAND, GRABBED THE BIRD AND PUT
>> HIM IN THE
>> FREEZER. FOR A FEW MINUTES THE PARROT SQUAWKED AND KICKED
>> AND SCREAMED. THEN
>> SUDDENLY THERE WAS TOTAL QUIET. NOT A PEEP WAS HE ARD FOR
>> OVER A MINUTE.
>> FEARING THAT HE'D HURT THE PARROT, JOHN QUICKLY OPENED
>> THE DOOR TO THE
>> FREEZER.
>>
>>
>>
>> THE PARROT CALMLY STEPPED OUT ONTO JOHN'S OUTSTRETCHED
>> ARMS AND SAID, "I
>> BELIEVE I MAY HAVE OFFENDED YOU WITH MY RUDE LANGUAGE AND
>> ACTIONS. I'M
>> SINCERELY REMORSEFUL FOR MY INAPPROPRIATE TRANSGRESSIONS
>> AND I FULLY INTEND
>> TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO CORRECT MY RUDE AND UNFORGIVABLE
>> BEHAVIOR."
>>
>>
>>
>> JOHN WAS STUNNED AT THE CHANGE IN THE BIRD'S ATTITUDE.
>> AS HE WAS ABOUT TO
>> ASK THE PARROT WHAT HAD MADE SUCH A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN HIS
>> BEHAVIOR, WHEN
>> THE BIRD CONTINUED, "MAY I ASK WHAT THE TURKEY
>> DID?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> HAPPY THANKSGIVING!