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The Parrot with Attitude

On her 10th birthday, Mia gets a parrot as a gift.

After a few months the parrot becomes very rude and mean. Every word out of the parrot's mouth is nasty. Mia tries and tries to change the bird's attitude. She only speaks polite words. She plays soft music and does anything she can think of to improve the bird's behavior.

Nothing works. When Mia yells at the parrot, the parrot yells back. Mia is really fed up. She shakes the parrot's perch and the parrot only becomes worse. Finally, Mia totally loses it. Screaming, "Chill!" she grabs the bird and throws it in the freezer!

The parrot squawks and screams, then suddenly stops. Worried that she hurt the parrot, Mia opens the freezer.

The parrot calmly steps out, flies to its perch, and in a quiet polite voice says, "I believe I may have bothered you with my rude language and actions. I'm very sorry and I promise to behave properly from now on."

Mia is stunned. "What brought on this change?" she asks the parrot.

"When I saw that turkey in the freezer, I got scared. It must have had a really bad attitude!"

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How old is Mia?
1
8
10
10 What is in Mia's freezer that scared the parrot?
bird food
a turkey
hot dogs
a turkey Why does Mia have a parrot?
She rescued it.
She got it as a birthday gift.
She bought it at the pet store.
She got it as a birthday gift. Why does Mia throw the parrot in the freezer?
to calm it down
to kill it
to save it for dinner
to calm it down Which of these does Mia not try to change the parrot's attitude?
She speaks quietly and politely.
She plays soft music.
She takes the parrot to a bird doctor.
She takes the parrot to a bird doctor. Why does the parrot think the turkey is in the freezer?
It was close to holiday dinner time.
It is being punished for having a bad attitude.
It likes the cold.
It is being punished for having a bad attitude. What happens when Mia yells at the parrot?
The parrot flaps its wings.
The parrot flies in circles around Mia.
The parrot yells back.
The parrot yells back.