A woman bought a parrot at a local pet store, told that it would speak as long as she made sure she kept its water fresh and it was happy with its surroundings. She bought it a nice, large cage and a sturdy stand that she set by her bay window. Still, two days later she returned to the pet store.
"The parrot you sold me won't speak. What do you suggest I do?"
"Did you get it a swing?" inquired the attendant.
"No," she replied and bought the swing.
The following morning she was back at the pet store again, "My parrot still won't speak. Now what do I need to get him?"
"Does he have the ladder?"
"No, you never said he needed one," she replied and bought the ladder.
The next morning , however, she's right back at the pet store, "That parrot still doesn't speak. Now what do I have to get it that you didn't tell me about in the first place?"
"You didn't get it a mirror to look at, did you?" asks the attendant.
"A mirror?" she replied, "Why would I have thought of that? Why didn't you tell me everything I needed to begin with?"
After buying the mirror she realized she needed to shop elsewhere for a few things, including a small lamp and attachment to accompany the mirror. Late that evening, well after the pet store closed, she finally had everything installed.
The next morning she stormed into the pet store.
Recognizing that she was irate, the attendant spoke first, "Your parrot still didn't speak?"
"Oh, it spoke!" She screamed, "Then it died!"
"I'm sorry to hear that," responded the atttendant, "What did it say?"
"It asked, 'Doesn't that pet store have any food!'"
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