Three sons left home, went out on their own
and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give
their elderly mother.
The first son said, "I built a big house for our mother."
The second son said," I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
The third son just smiled and said, "I've got you, both beat. You know how Mom enjoys
the Bible, and you know she can't see very well. I sent her a parrot that can recite the
entire Bible. It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to
contribute $100,000.00 a year for 10 years, but it was worth it. Mom just has to name the
chapter and verse, and the parrot will recite it."
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:
"Milton," she wrote the first son, "the house you built is
so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the
whole house."
"Marvin," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I
stay home all the time, so I never use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest Melvin," she wrote to her third son, "You were the only son to
have the good sense to know what your mother likes. That chicken was delicious."
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