Shaggy Parrot Story
A man goes into pub and invites the landlord to give him free drinks if he can entertain his customers to stay all night.
He gets a hamster out of his pocket and puts it on the piano at the end of the bar.
Immediately the hamster runs up and down the keyboard and produces a superb selection of pop, classical and country music.
The customers are entranced, word gets round quickly, and the pub is crowded out.
"Fantastic" says the landlord, is there anything else the hamster does?"
The man produces a parrot, and sets it on top of the piano.
The audience is now silent and expectant.
The hamster strikes a key - starts to play, and the parrot delivers the most amazing repertoire of arias, pop hits, classic Sinatra and more.
The landlord is delighted.
"I must have these animals - will you sell them to me please!"
The man shakes his head.
"Will you sell one of them please!!"
"OK, I'll sell you the parrot for five thousand pounds".
The landlord is delighted and quickly goes to his safe and brings back the cash.
The man says good-bye with a touching farewell to the parrot, and leaves.
As he goes outside a customer says to him " you're a bit stupid parting with that parrot"?
"No I'm not" the man replies, "the hamster's a ventriloquist"!
He gets a hamster out of his pocket and puts it on the piano at the end of the bar.
Immediately the hamster runs up and down the keyboard and produces a superb selection of pop, classical and country music.
The customers are entranced, word gets round quickly, and the pub is crowded out.
"Fantastic" says the landlord, is there anything else the hamster does?"
The man produces a parrot, and sets it on top of the piano.
The audience is now silent and expectant.
The hamster strikes a key - starts to play, and the parrot delivers the most amazing repertoire of arias, pop hits, classic Sinatra and more.
The landlord is delighted.
"I must have these animals - will you sell them to me please!"
The man shakes his head.
"Will you sell one of them please!!"
"OK, I'll sell you the parrot for five thousand pounds".
The landlord is delighted and quickly goes to his safe and brings back the cash.
The man says good-bye with a touching farewell to the parrot, and leaves.
As he goes outside a customer says to him " you're a bit stupid parting with that parrot"?
"No I'm not" the man replies, "the hamster's a ventriloquist"!
