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At this point, the main judge held up his wings for quiet. He looked at Polly and said in a voice loud enough to be heard by everyone.
“Polly, you may be right that you are more attractive then Penny but the contest is for the ‘most appealing’. Penny is considerate and helpful. She does what she needs to do to take care of herself but does not mind helping others. She learns her lessons but does not brag about how smart she is. She helps others learn from their mistakes and does not tattle on others. Those are some of the reasons she was voted as the ‘most appealing’ parrot.”
After the little speech, there was a lot of flutter of wings (that’s how parrots applaud).
I turned to my cousin and asked if he thought Polly learned anything from this festival.
My cousin looked at me and said, “Polly has been needing to be perfect and have everything in her life be perfect for a long time. I hope she does learn that her thinking is unrealistic and is making her unhappy.
But I’m not willing to bet any bananas on it.”
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