Posted: 8:19 PM - Jul 07, 2003
The burglar was creeping noiselessly through the darkened home, filling his bag
with various valuables. As he reached his hand out to a box of jewelry, he heard
a voice say, "Jesus is watching you,"
Shaken, the burglar stopped. For a full minute he didn't dare breathe. Finally,
he switched on his flashlight and carefully played it around the room, but saw
nothing. Convinced that it must have been his imagination, he turned off the
flashlight and continued in his quest for another man's wealth.
He was busily unhooking a stereo set when he again heard, "Jesus is watching
you." This time he nearly jumped out of his skin, he was so freaked out. Beads
of sweat popped out on his face, and as he switched the light on again, the beam
shook violently from his terror. He looked about the room, and noticed a
birdcage in the corner. Upon closer inspection, he discovered a parrot in the
cage. "Are you the one that spoke to me just now?" asked the burglar. "Yes,I
am," said the parrot. "Why did you say 'Jesus is watching you?'" asked the man.
"Because I felt like you needed to be warned," replied the parrot.
By this time, the man was over his fright and was more than a little mad at this
smart-mouthed parrot that had tried to scare him to death "What's your name?"
asked the burglar. "Moses," the parrot said. "Hah," the man said, guffawing.
"What kind of people would name their parrot Moses?" "The same kind of people
that would name their Rottweiler Jesus.
with various valuables. As he reached his hand out to a box of jewelry, he heard
a voice say, "Jesus is watching you,"
Shaken, the burglar stopped. For a full minute he didn't dare breathe. Finally,
he switched on his flashlight and carefully played it around the room, but saw
nothing. Convinced that it must have been his imagination, he turned off the
flashlight and continued in his quest for another man's wealth.
He was busily unhooking a stereo set when he again heard, "Jesus is watching
you." This time he nearly jumped out of his skin, he was so freaked out. Beads
of sweat popped out on his face, and as he switched the light on again, the beam
shook violently from his terror. He looked about the room, and noticed a
birdcage in the corner. Upon closer inspection, he discovered a parrot in the
cage. "Are you the one that spoke to me just now?" asked the burglar. "Yes,I
am," said the parrot. "Why did you say 'Jesus is watching you?'" asked the man.
"Because I felt like you needed to be warned," replied the parrot.
By this time, the man was over his fright and was more than a little mad at this
smart-mouthed parrot that had tried to scare him to death "What's your name?"
asked the burglar. "Moses," the parrot said. "Hah," the man said, guffawing.
"What kind of people would name their parrot Moses?" "The same kind of people
that would name their Rottweiler Jesus.