Foul Mouthed Bird
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. 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?"