A Thanksgiving Fable
A young man named Will 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. Will 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, Will was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. Will shook the parrot and the
parrot got angrier and even ruder. Will, in desperation, threw up his hands, 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 heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, Will quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto Will'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."
Will 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, the bird
spoke-up, very softly,
*"May I ask what the turkey did?"*
Together we all go farther,
(except for Turkeys, follow that flock and you end up a drumstick!)
MEGA HUGS,
Melissa
PS. May you enjoy the company of wonderful family and friends and a feast to share with all on this Thanksgiving Day. I am grateful you are part of my tribe!
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