There once was a man who kept a parrot as a pet. One day when he had to leave his home on business for a week, he took the parrot to a friend and said, “I am going away for a short time. Will you please look after my parrot for me?”

His friend said that he would do so, and took the parrot into his house where a cat was. The cat had never ever seen a parrot before and was wondering whether it was a bird or not. If it was a bird it would be very good to eat.