One day, a man walked into a pet store and said to the shopkeeper, "I want to buy a parrot that can talk."

The shopkeeper replied, "We have three parrots here. The first one is $500, the second one is $300, and the third one is only $200."

The man asked curiously, "Why does the first one cost so much?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Because it can speak two languages fluently!"

The man then asked about the second parrot, "And what about the second one?"

The shopkeeper answered, "Oh, it's cheaper because it can only speak one language."

Finally, the man inquired about the cheapest parrot, "What about the last one? Why is it so inexpensive?"

The shopkeeper shrugged and said, "Well, it pretends not to understand you when you ask it to do something!"

This short English joke plays on humorously contrasting expectations with reality. While the first two parrots seem impressive for their linguistic abilities, the third one surprises the buyer by being uncooperative—adding an unexpected twist!