Show parrot out to sell sell self 4 as dearly as possible heres a story that franklin delano roosevelt loves to tell to his friends A sailor went into an auction room where mong among a many other things a pai parrot rot was being sold rhe sailor opened the bidding bidd ing with HO but was quickly ra raised ased t to 0 15 he fie then bid 20 and was raised again now to 25 the bidd bidding ing continued spiritedly till the sailor got the bird for 40 a lot to pay for a bird the sailor told the auctioneer can the parrot talk can he talk the auctioneer replied ep lied who do you think was bidding against you |