There was once a boy called Mark, he was just your ordinary 11 year old leading a normal life, in a normal school, with a normal family and normal friends. It comes to his birthday and his dad wants to get him something special, so he walks into Mark's room and asks him:
"Hi son, it's your 12th birthday, what do you want for your birthday."
"Hmm" the son ponders "I want a plastic parrot."
"Ok" says the dad and he goes out to the local novelty store and gets him a purple plastic parrot. Mark is really happy to get it. But after a day it mysteriously disappears. The father thinks "oh well, little boys will lose their toys, no big deal."
It comes to Mark's 13th birthday and his dad walks into this room.
"OK son, it's your 13th birthday, what do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want 2 plastic parrots."
The dad is puzzled but he still goes out to the novelty store and gets him two plastic parrots. But after two days, both mysteriously disappear. His dad is getting worried, but he doesn't want to ruin his son's schooling so he doesn't say anything.
It comes to Mark's 14th birthday, and his dad goes to his room.
"So son, what do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want a whole box full of plastic parrots."
"Why? Why so many plastic parrots?"
"Please dad, just get me those plastic parrots."
So his dad walks out to the novelty store and buys him a box full of plastic parrots. But after a week, the entire box full of plastic parrots plus the box mysteriously disappear. His dad wants to ask him what's going on, but he decided not to lest his son fails his exams.
It comes to Mark's 15th birthday and his dad wants to get him something special.
"So son, it's your 15th birthday, what would you like?"
"You know what I want dad."
"Not plastic parrots again. What about a bike? Or a computer? Or some computer games?"
"No dad, I just want plastic parrots. This time I want a whole room full of plastic parrots."
So his dad goes out to the novelty store and buys him a whole room full of plastic parrots. But after a month, the entire room full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. His dad is getting suspicious, how can a room full of plastic parrots just disappear? At this stage, he begins to lose sleep and his hair starts to fall out in frustration.
It comes to Mark's 16th birthday and his dad goes to his room.
Upon seeing his son's gaze he says "Not plastic parrots again son."
"Yes dad, this time I want a whole house full of plastic parrots."
"Why?"
"Please, just get them for me."
So his dad goes out to the novelty store and buys Mark a house full of plastic parrots. But after 2 months, the entire house full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear.
It comes to Mark's 17th birthday and his dad walks into his room.
"Ok son, you're now 17. You've been having plastic parrots for the past 5 years, don't you want something else for your birthday?"
"No dad, I want plastic parrots again, this time I want a whole warehouse full of plastic parrots."
His dad sighs and he goes out to mortgage his home and buys his son a warehouse of plastic parrots. But after 4 months, the entire warehouse full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. His dad is deeply dismayed, but his son was preparing for his final exams so he left his son alone.
It comes to Mark's 18th birthday. His dad goes into his room and smiles.
"Son, you're 18 now, you should have great ideas and dreams. What do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want a whole container ship full of plastic parrots."
His dad stops smiling. "Not again, please don't do this."
"Yes dad, please do it for me."
So his dad gets a second job, sells his assets and buys his son a container ship load of plastic parrots. But after 6 months the entire load of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. This time, his dad had had enough. He decided he was going to find out once and for all what this thing with the plastic parrots was about. So he waited for his son to come home.
4pm
5pm
6pm and his son is still not home, and he's getting worried. Suddenly a phone call comes, and on the other end is a solemn voice.
"Is this Mark's dad, your son has been sent to hospital, he was in a car accident. Please come quick."
So he jumps into his car and races down to the hospital. When he arrives, he sees his son lying on a stretcher, the sheets were soaked with blood.
"Son what happened?"
"Sorry dad, I didn't look when crossing the road, and I got hit."
"Ok son, tell me please, what is it with the plastic parrots."
"Ok dad, just get me one more."
So his dad races to the local novelty store and buys his son one plastic parrot.
His son clutches the plastic parrot in his arms, tears streaming endlessly down his cheeks.
"OK son, are you ready? Tell me, what is it with the plastic parrots?"
His son takes in a deep breath.
"Ok dad, I'll tell you, they are..." and he dies.
"Hi son, it's your 12th birthday, what do you want for your birthday."
"Hmm" the son ponders "I want a plastic parrot."
"Ok" says the dad and he goes out to the local novelty store and gets him a purple plastic parrot. Mark is really happy to get it. But after a day it mysteriously disappears. The father thinks "oh well, little boys will lose their toys, no big deal."
It comes to Mark's 13th birthday and his dad walks into this room.
"OK son, it's your 13th birthday, what do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want 2 plastic parrots."
The dad is puzzled but he still goes out to the novelty store and gets him two plastic parrots. But after two days, both mysteriously disappear. His dad is getting worried, but he doesn't want to ruin his son's schooling so he doesn't say anything.
It comes to Mark's 14th birthday, and his dad goes to his room.
"So son, what do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want a whole box full of plastic parrots."
"Why? Why so many plastic parrots?"
"Please dad, just get me those plastic parrots."
So his dad walks out to the novelty store and buys him a box full of plastic parrots. But after a week, the entire box full of plastic parrots plus the box mysteriously disappear. His dad wants to ask him what's going on, but he decided not to lest his son fails his exams.
It comes to Mark's 15th birthday and his dad wants to get him something special.
"So son, it's your 15th birthday, what would you like?"
"You know what I want dad."
"Not plastic parrots again. What about a bike? Or a computer? Or some computer games?"
"No dad, I just want plastic parrots. This time I want a whole room full of plastic parrots."
So his dad goes out to the novelty store and buys him a whole room full of plastic parrots. But after a month, the entire room full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. His dad is getting suspicious, how can a room full of plastic parrots just disappear? At this stage, he begins to lose sleep and his hair starts to fall out in frustration.
It comes to Mark's 16th birthday and his dad goes to his room.
Upon seeing his son's gaze he says "Not plastic parrots again son."
"Yes dad, this time I want a whole house full of plastic parrots."
"Why?"
"Please, just get them for me."
So his dad goes out to the novelty store and buys Mark a house full of plastic parrots. But after 2 months, the entire house full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear.
It comes to Mark's 17th birthday and his dad walks into his room.
"Ok son, you're now 17. You've been having plastic parrots for the past 5 years, don't you want something else for your birthday?"
"No dad, I want plastic parrots again, this time I want a whole warehouse full of plastic parrots."
His dad sighs and he goes out to mortgage his home and buys his son a warehouse of plastic parrots. But after 4 months, the entire warehouse full of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. His dad is deeply dismayed, but his son was preparing for his final exams so he left his son alone.
It comes to Mark's 18th birthday. His dad goes into his room and smiles.
"Son, you're 18 now, you should have great ideas and dreams. What do you want for your birthday?"
"Dad, I want a whole container ship full of plastic parrots."
His dad stops smiling. "Not again, please don't do this."
"Yes dad, please do it for me."
So his dad gets a second job, sells his assets and buys his son a container ship load of plastic parrots. But after 6 months the entire load of plastic parrots mysteriously disappear. This time, his dad had had enough. He decided he was going to find out once and for all what this thing with the plastic parrots was about. So he waited for his son to come home.
4pm
5pm
6pm and his son is still not home, and he's getting worried. Suddenly a phone call comes, and on the other end is a solemn voice.
"Is this Mark's dad, your son has been sent to hospital, he was in a car accident. Please come quick."
So he jumps into his car and races down to the hospital. When he arrives, he sees his son lying on a stretcher, the sheets were soaked with blood.
"Son what happened?"
"Sorry dad, I didn't look when crossing the road, and I got hit."
"Ok son, tell me please, what is it with the plastic parrots."
"Ok dad, just get me one more."
So his dad races to the local novelty store and buys his son one plastic parrot.
His son clutches the plastic parrot in his arms, tears streaming endlessly down his cheeks.
"OK son, are you ready? Tell me, what is it with the plastic parrots?"
His son takes in a deep breath.
"Ok dad, I'll tell you, they are..." and he dies.
