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 angrier and ruder.

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 for such a dramatic change, when the parrot continued, "May I
ask what the chicken did?"