(Writing Practice) A Parrot’s Answer A boy comes to a pet shop to browse, maybe he wants to buy something. There he sees me. He asks the owner the significance of my strings."what for a parrot with a red string tied to its left leg and a green string tied to its right leg?" "well, this is a highly trained parrot. If you pull the red string he speaks French; if you pull the green string he speaks German," repiles the shopkeeper. "And what happens if I pull both the strings?" the curious shopper inquires. "I fall off my perch, you fool!" I screech.