Rude Parrot

David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was
fully-grown with a bad attitude and terrible vocabulary. Every
other word was an expletive. Those that weren't expletives were,
to say the least, rude.


David tried hard to change the bird's attitude. He was
constantly saying polite words and playing soft music; he tried
everything he knew. Nothing worked. When he yelled at the bird,
the bird got worse. If he shook the bird, the bird got madder
and ruder.


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 horrible expletives. Then, suddenly, there was
quiet. David was frightened that he might have actually hurt the
bird and 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 actions, so I ask for your forgiveness. I will endeavor to
correct my behavior." David was astounded at the bird's change
of attitude and was about to ask what had changed him . . . when
the parrot continued, "May I ask what the chicken did?"