Once there was a bird catcher who would catch different kinds of birds. He trained them to sing and talk and then he sold the birds to other people. He wandered from one place to another to catch and sell the birds.

One day he caught a beautiful parrot and put him in a cage. The parrot got so scared and anxious as his freedom was taken away from him.He felt helpless and couldn't understand that what would he do now. His life was completely changed in a few seconds.

Few moments back he was flying freely in the blue sky and now he was in a prison.

The parrot gathered his courage and told himself, '' I should not loose hope, I have to find a way to get out of this cage and become free again.

The bird catcher started giving training of talking and singing to the parrot and the poor one had to learn that, otherwise the cruel man would poke him with stick. Soon the parrot began to talk and sing very well.

One day when the man was selling birds on the street, a man approach him and said,'' Do you have a talking parrot who can sing as well? I want to buy my wife a gift."

"Yes sir , of course I have a parrot which can talk and sing beautifully. I am sure your wife will be very happy to have that parrot."

He showed the little parrot to that man and said, "Come on, you little parrot, sing a song for this gentleman."

"Maybe this is the chance for me to get rid of this terrible bird catcher and to get my freedom back.", thought the parrot.

He sang a beautiful song in a sweet and melodious voice. The man got so impressed that he bought the parrot for his wife.

He reached home with the parrot and told his wife that he had bought a talking and singing parrot for her. The woman was so happy.

The man said, ''Come on little parrot, say hello to madam and sing a song for her.'' The parrot said nothing and kept quiet. "Maybe he has got scared , because he is at a new place with new people. We will try later." said the man.

Next day the man and his wife again spoke to the parrot, but still he did not speak a word. A whole week passed but the parrot did not speak or sung .

Now the woman lost her temper and said to her husband, '' You lied to me, this parrot is dumb. I will not keep this useless bird in my home. She opened the door of the cage and said to the little parrot, '' Get out now, you are good for nothing !''

The parrot came out of the cage and flew away in the sky, singing happily all the way.

As the old saying, ''Where there is a will there is a way.''

翻 譯

從前，有一個捕鳥人，捕到鳥之後，訓練牠們唱歌、說話，然後販賣。他不斷更換地方，捕捉、出售鳥類，隨走隨賣。

有一天，他抓到一隻美麗的鸚鵡，把牠關在籠子裡。因為自由被剝奪，鸚鵡非常害怕與焦慮，牠覺得無助又不理解，自己該做什麼。

牠的生活在幾秒鐘內完全變了。不久前，牠還在藍天自由飛翔，但現在，困在牢籠裡。

鸚鵡鼓起勇氣對自己說：「我不應該絕望，必須找到一種方法來擺脫這籠子，重獲自由。」

捕鳥人開始訓練鸚鵡說話、唱歌，鸚鵡必須順從，否則這殘酷的男人會用棒子戳牠。沒多久，鸚鵡就又會說話、又會唱歌了。

某一天這男子在街上賣鳥時，一個男人靠近攤位說：「你有一隻會說話又會唱的鸚鵡嗎？我想買來當禮物送給妻子。」

「是的，先生，我當然有一隻會說話而且又會唱的鸚鵡，我相信你的妻子會很喜歡這禮物。」

捕鳥人對鸚鵡說：「來吧，你這個小傢伙，唱一首歌給這位先生聽。」

「也許這就是機會，我要擺脫這可怕的捕鳥人，讓自己自由」，鸚鵡想著。於是鸚鵡唱了一曲，歌聲甜美悠揚，男人深受感動，付了錢買鸚鵡給妻子當禮物。

男人帶著鸚鵡回到家，告訴妻子，買了會說話又會唱歌的鸚鵡給她，女人非常開心。

男人說：「來吧小鸚鵡，唱一首歌給夫人聽。」但是，鸚鵡安靜得不得了。 「也許牠害怕了，因為這是陌生的地方、陌生的人，我們以後再試。」那男人說。

第二天，那男人與妻子又想讓鸚鵡唱歌，但鸚鵡仍然一聲也不哼。整個星期過去了，鸚鵡沒有開口說過一個字，當然也不唱歌。

那女人忍不住發脾氣對丈夫說：「你騙我，這鸚鵡是啞的，我不會讓這個沒用的小鳥住在我家。」她打開籠子的門對鸚鵡說：「滾出去，你這一無是處的傢伙！」

鸚鵡出了籠子，一路哼著歌、飛向天空。正如同古語所說：「有志者事竟成！」