The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk

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Aunt Ruby buys a parakeet and tries to teach it to talk, but the bird refuses to respond to her. The story becomes humorous when the parrot later repeats Aunt Ruby's own taunt back to her.

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Ruskin Bond wrote the story. It is narrated in the first person, which means the story is told by a character involved in the events.

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The parakeet's cage is kept at one end of the long veranda of Granny's bungalow in north India.

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Aunt Ruby bought the parakeet from a bird-catcher and wanted to keep it as a pet and teach it to talk. Her wish was so strong that she threatened a tantrum if she did not get her way.

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They did not like caged birds as pets because they believed birds should not be kept in captivity. Their attitude shows concern for the bird's freedom.

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The parrot lunges forward and knocks Aunt Ruby's spectacles off her nose. After that, Aunt Ruby becomes hostile towards it.

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She becomes hostile after the parrot knocks off her spectacles. She then makes faces and says nasty things to it instead of treating it kindly.

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The narrator feeds the parrot green chillies, ripe tomatoes, and slices of mango. He also enjoys eating some mangoes himself while feeding it.