Sonia had been dreaming of a parrot for years, and she had been begging her parents for a parrot for a long time. By the way, Sonia needed not just any parrot, but a parrot that could be taught to talk, or, at least, an older talking parrot that had been left without an owner. And so, finally, Sonia waited, and her parents promised her a parrot, which was to be a birthday present. If they had known where this would lead.....