njjen3953
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One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet shop looking
for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife.
The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing
famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect gift.
"How do I get him to sing?" the young man asked, excitedly.
"Simply hold a lighted match directly under his feet." was the shop
owner's reply.
The shop owner held a lit match under Chet's left foot and Chet began
to sing: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!"
The shop owner then held another match under the parrot's right foot.
Then Chet's tune changed, and the air was filled with: "Silent
Night. Holy Night..."
The young man was so impressed that he paid the shop-keeper and ran
home as quickly as he could with Chet under his arm.
When the wife saw her gift she was overwhelmed. "How beautiful!" She
exclaimed, "Can he talk?"
"No," the young man replied, "But he can sing. Let me show you."
So the young man whipped out his lighter and placed it under Chet's
left foot, as the shop-keeper had shown him, and Chet
crooned: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!..."
The man then moved the lighter to Chet's right foot, and out
came: "Silent Night. Holy Night..."
The wife, her face filled with curiosity, then asked, "What if we
hold the lighter between his legs?"
The man did not know.
"Let's try it," he answered, eager to please his wife.
So they held the lighter between Chet's legs.
Chet twisted his face, cleared his throat, the little parrot sang
out loudly (like it was the performance of his life):
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire...."
for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife.
The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing
famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect gift.
"How do I get him to sing?" the young man asked, excitedly.
"Simply hold a lighted match directly under his feet." was the shop
owner's reply.
The shop owner held a lit match under Chet's left foot and Chet began
to sing: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!"
The shop owner then held another match under the parrot's right foot.
Then Chet's tune changed, and the air was filled with: "Silent
Night. Holy Night..."
The young man was so impressed that he paid the shop-keeper and ran
home as quickly as he could with Chet under his arm.
When the wife saw her gift she was overwhelmed. "How beautiful!" She
exclaimed, "Can he talk?"
"No," the young man replied, "But he can sing. Let me show you."
So the young man whipped out his lighter and placed it under Chet's
left foot, as the shop-keeper had shown him, and Chet
crooned: "Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!..."
The man then moved the lighter to Chet's right foot, and out
came: "Silent Night. Holy Night..."
The wife, her face filled with curiosity, then asked, "What if we
hold the lighter between his legs?"
The man did not know.
"Let's try it," he answered, eager to please his wife.
So they held the lighter between Chet's legs.
Chet twisted his face, cleared his throat, the little parrot sang
out loudly (like it was the performance of his life):
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire...."
