The Birthday Parrot

A guy named David received a parrot for his birthday. The
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.
Noting worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird yelled
back. He shook the bird and the bird just 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 squawk 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 stepped out 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?”