The Smartest Parrot

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man who had a wonderful parrot. He was very proud of the parrot because it could say every word. The man became the most famous people in his country, Spain, because he often made a show to make people know that he was the owner of the most wonderful parrot in the world.

One day, the man asked the parrot to say the name of place where it was born, “Granada”. Unfortunately, the parrot did not obey the man. The parrot always kept in silent when the man asked about it. “Oh stupid bird, say ‘Granada’ or I will kill you!” said the man. He tried to teach the parrot saying that word all day long, but the parrot still kept in silent. It made the man became very angry.

Finally, he decided to pick and throw the parrot into a duck house. “Okay, it is what you want. Stay here and wait until the night come. I will kill you and these three old ducks to be my dinner!” said the man before leaving the duck house.

In late evening, the man came back to the duck house. He opened the door and came inside. He was shocked knowing two of his old ducks dead on the floor. “What’s going on here?” he was wondering. Suddenly, a voice heard from the corner of the duck house. “Say ‘Granada’ or I will kill you!” said the parrot proudly to the last old duck.

Ishvara