The Parrot And The Auctioneer

One day a man went to an auction¹. While there, he bid on a
parrot. He really wanted this bird, so he got caught up in the
bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid
higher and higher and higher.

Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won the bid -
the parrot was his at last!

As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the Auctioneer, "I
sure hope this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this
much for it, only to find out that he can't talk!"

"Don't worry." said the Auctioneer, "He can talk. Who do you
think kept bidding against you?"