佛山市

One day, Mr.Green bought aparrot and sent it to his wife. Thenext day, when he came home atnoon, he asked his wife:“where is the bird I sent you?”“I have roasted it for lunch. ”“Roasted！ Are you mad? why, it was a birdthat could speak！ ”“why didn't it say anything then？”
  
   一天，格林先生买了一只鹦鹉送给他的妻子。
   第二天中午，他回到家里问他的妻子：
   “我叫人捎回来给你的那只鹦鹉呢？”
   “我已经烤了当午餐了。”
   “烤了？你疯了吗？唉，那是一只会说话的鸟呀！”
   “那它当时干吗不哼一声呢？”