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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 lighted match under the parrot's left foot. 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, and the little parrot sang out loudly:
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"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire....
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 lighted match under the parrot's left foot. 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, and the little parrot sang out loudly:
:3560_7606:
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire....
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