One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bid on a parrot.
He really wanted this bird,
so he got caught up in the bidding.
He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid higher
and higher and higher.
Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won the bid - the
parrot was his at last!
As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the Auctioneer, "I sure hope
this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, only to find out that he can't
talk!"
"Don't worry. He can talk." said the Auctioneer, "Who do you think kept bidding against
you?"