the parrot

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A man acquired a parrot PERROQUET that could already speak, having once belonged to a sailor MARIN with a vast vocabulary. However CEPENDANT , the man soon realised that the parrot mostly knew vulgar words. At first, he found it funny AMUSANT , but it quickly became tiresome LASSANT . When he had guests INVITÉS over, the bird’s crude language embarrassed him greatly.

As soon as DÈS QUE the guests left, the man angrily AVEC COLÈRE shouted CRIA at the parrot, “That language must stop!” But the bird responded with curses MALÉDICTIONS . He shook SECOUA the bird and yelled again, “Don’t use those ugly words MOTS VULGAIRES !” Yet, the parrot cursed him L’INJURIA again.

Now furious, the man grabbed SAISIT the parrot and threw it into the refrigerator. But the bird kept swearing JURA from inside. He opened the door, took it out, but the parrot still used dirty words MOTS GROSSIERS and curses. Finally, he opened the freezer CONGÉLATEUR , tossed JETA the bird in, and shut REFERMA the door.

Silence followed. After two minutes, the man opened the door and took out the very cold parrot. Slowly LENTEMENT , the shivering GRELOTANT parrot walked up the man’s arm BRAS , sat on his shoulder ÉPAULE , and whispered CHUCHOTA into his ear OREILLE , sounding terrified: “ I promise JE PROMETS , I’ll be good… Those chickens in there… what did they say?”

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Vocabulary

Parrot: a colourful bird known for mimicking speech.

Sailor: a person who works on a ship.

Curses: offensive words or expressions used to insult.

Freezer: a compartment for keeping things frozen.

The parrotPERROQUET repeated everything he said.

The sailorMARIN taught the bird many words.

His cursesMALÉDICTIONS shocked everyone at the party.

He put the ice cream in the freezerCONGÉLATEUR.

Grammar

Direct speech captures exact words spoken, enclosed in quotation marks. Past simple tense describes completed actions in the past.

Direct speech: “I’ll be good,” the parrot whispered.

Past simple: He shook the parrot and shouted angrily.

Synonyms & Alternatives

Parrot: bird, macaw

Curses: swear words, profanities

Freezer: icebox, deep freeze

Mini Dialogue

Friend 1 (at a bar): My new parrotPERROQUET keeps swearingJURANT at everyone!

Friend 2: That’s funnyAMUSANT! Where did you get it?

Friend 1: From a sailorMARIN who taught it all those cursesMALÉDICTIONS.

Friend 2: Maybe stick it in the freezerCONGÉLATEUR to cool its language!

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