One Christmas Eve a frenzy young man ran into a pet store looking for an
unusual gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot named Chet
who could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect
gift for his wife.
"How do I get him to sing," the young man asked excitedly.
"Simply hold a match underneath his feet," said the shop owner. The shop
owner then held a lighted match underneath Chet's left foot and he then
began to sing "Jingle Bells."
The young man was so excited he asked, "What would he sing if you held a
match under his right foot?"
The shop owner then lit a match and held it under Chet's right foot and
he started to sing "Silent Night, Holy Night." The young man was so
impressed he paid the shopkeeper and ran home as quick as he could with
Chet under his arms.
When the wife saw her gift she was so overwhelmed. "How beautiful!",
she exclaimed. "Can he talk?"
"No," the young man replied, "but he can sing. I'll show you." So the
young man whipped out his lighter and then held it under Chet's left
foot as the shopkeeper had showed him. Immediately Chet began to sing
"Jingle Bells." The man then moved the lighter underneath Chet's right
foot and right away out came "Silent Night, Holy Night."
The wife's face then filled with curiosity, then asked, "What if we hold
the lighter in the middle, under both feet?"
The young man didn't know. "Let's try it," he answered eagerly to
please his wife. So they held the lighter between Chet's legs. Chet
twisted his face and then cleared his throat, the little parrot then
sang out loudly,
(like it was the performance of his life),
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire....."
unusual gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot named Chet
who could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect
gift for his wife.
"How do I get him to sing," the young man asked excitedly.
"Simply hold a match underneath his feet," said the shop owner. The shop
owner then held a lighted match underneath Chet's left foot and he then
began to sing "Jingle Bells."
The young man was so excited he asked, "What would he sing if you held a
match under his right foot?"
The shop owner then lit a match and held it under Chet's right foot and
he started to sing "Silent Night, Holy Night." The young man was so
impressed he paid the shopkeeper and ran home as quick as he could with
Chet under his arms.
When the wife saw her gift she was so overwhelmed. "How beautiful!",
she exclaimed. "Can he talk?"
"No," the young man replied, "but he can sing. I'll show you." So the
young man whipped out his lighter and then held it under Chet's left
foot as the shopkeeper had showed him. Immediately Chet began to sing
"Jingle Bells." The man then moved the lighter underneath Chet's right
foot and right away out came "Silent Night, Holy Night."
The wife's face then filled with curiosity, then asked, "What if we hold
the lighter in the middle, under both feet?"
The young man didn't know. "Let's try it," he answered eagerly to
please his wife. So they held the lighter between Chet's legs. Chet
twisted his face and then cleared his throat, the little parrot then
sang out loudly,
(like it was the performance of his life),
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire....."
