Parrot Joke

The Parrot Joke
> > 
> >  Three sons of a Yiddishe Mama left their homeland, went abroad and
> > prospered. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their
> > old mother.
> > 
> > AVRAHAM, the first, said: "I built a big house for our mother."
> > 
> > MOISHE, the second, said: "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
> > 
> > DAVID, the youngest, said: "You remember how our mother enjoys
> > reading the Torah. Now she can't see very well. So I sent her a
> > remarkable parrot that recites the whole Torah. It took the
> > greatest rabbis 12 years to teach him. Mama just has to name
> > the chapter and verse and the parrot recites it."
> > 
> > Soon thereafter, a letter of thanks came from their mother.
> > AVRAHAM, she said, the house you built is so huge. I live only
> > in one room, but I have to clean the whole house.
> > 
> > MOISHE, she said, I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time
> > at home so I rarely use the Mercedes. And that driver has
> > shpilkas-he's a pain in the tuchas.
> > 
> > But DAVID, she said, THE CHICKEN WAS DELICIOUS