Johnny at last could see a way of making a fortune.
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He had trained his parrot, after month of hard work, to tell jokes.
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At last he felt ready to cash in on all his hard work, and took the parrot down to his pub.
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"This is my incredible joke-telling parrot," boasted Johnny.
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"Go on ," jeered the pub regulars. "We'll give you ten to one that your parrot can't tell us a joke."
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"All right," replied Johnny. "I accept your bet."
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But try as he could, Fred was unable to make the parrot talk-let alone tell jokes.
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On the way home Johnny shook the bird and shouted: "What do you mean by keeping quiet? You made me lose a ten to one bet!"
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"Don't worry!" squawked the parrot. "Tomorrow you'll be able to get fifty to one."
.
He had trained his parrot, after month of hard work, to tell jokes.
.
At last he felt ready to cash in on all his hard work, and took the parrot down to his pub.
.
"This is my incredible joke-telling parrot," boasted Johnny.
.
"Go on ," jeered the pub regulars. "We'll give you ten to one that your parrot can't tell us a joke."
.
"All right," replied Johnny. "I accept your bet."
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But try as he could, Fred was unable to make the parrot talk-let alone tell jokes.
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On the way home Johnny shook the bird and shouted: "What do you mean by keeping quiet? You made me lose a ten to one bet!"
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"Don't worry!" squawked the parrot. "Tomorrow you'll be able to get fifty to one."
