Chapter 3: A Desperate Search for Help
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After several embarrassing incidents like this, Daniel became very frustrated. What had once seemed like a wonderful idea—owning two talking parrots—had now become a daily source of stress and humiliation. Everywhere he went, people remembered the birds and the shocking words they shouted. Some laughed openly, while others looked at him with disapproval. Daniel could hardly step into the market anymore without someone whispering and pointing at the cage.
Determined to correct the problem, Daniel tried many different ways to teach the parrots better behavior. Every morning he stood beside their cage and patiently repeated polite greetings to them.
“Good morning,” he would say slowly. “Hello, how are you?”
At first the parrots listened quietly, tilting their heads from side to side as if they were thinking carefully about his words. But just when Daniel began to feel hopeful, one of them would suddenly shout their usual embarrassing phrase again, ruining his efforts.
Daniel sighed deeply.
Next, he tried speaking kindly to them, hoping gentle words might encourage them to change.
“My dear birds,” he said softly, “you must stop saying those things. It is not good.”
The parrots simply blinked and continued behaving as they pleased.
When that failed, Daniel tried ignoring them completely. He thought that if he stopped reacting, they might lose interest in repeating the phrase.
But nothing worked.
Finally, Daniel remembered the town priest, a wise and patient man who was known for helping people solve difficult problems.
“If anyone can help me solve this problem,” Daniel thought, “it must be the priest.”
The next morning, Daniel carefully carried the cage and began walking toward the church, hoping he might f
inally find a solution.
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