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Jimmy received a parrot for Christmas. The parrot was fully grown, with
a very bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an
expletive; those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude.
Jimmy tried to change the bird's attitude by constantly saying polite
words, playing soft music... anything he could think of. Nothing worked.
He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird, and
the bird got madder and more rude.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, Jimmy put the parrot in the
freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird swearing, squawking, kicking
and screaming and then, suddenly, there was absolute quiet. Jimmy was
frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, and quickly opened
the freezer door.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto Jimmy's extended arm and said,"I'm
sorry that I offended you with my language and my actions, and I ask
your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behaviour".
Jimmy was astounded at the alteration in the bird's demeanour and was
about to ask what had changed him, when the parrot continued, with great
delicacy and politeness, "May I ask what the Chicken did?"
Holistic
a very bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an
expletive; those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude.
Jimmy tried to change the bird's attitude by constantly saying polite
words, playing soft music... anything he could think of. Nothing worked.
He yelled at the bird, and the bird got worse. He shook the bird, and
the bird got madder and more rude.
Finally, in a moment of desperation, Jimmy put the parrot in the
freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird swearing, squawking, kicking
and screaming and then, suddenly, there was absolute quiet. Jimmy was
frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird, and quickly opened
the freezer door.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto Jimmy's extended arm and said,"I'm
sorry that I offended you with my language and my actions, and I ask
your forgiveness. I will endeavor to correct my behaviour".
Jimmy was astounded at the alteration in the bird's demeanour and was
about to ask what had changed him, when the parrot continued, with great
delicacy and politeness, "May I ask what the Chicken did?"
Holistic