100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE

February 18, 1922

IHAVE a tame budgerigar which I have reared myself. He is very clever and can talk quite well. He says, ‘Pretty boy, Joey,’ ‘Kiss pretty Joe,’ ‘Come on and kiss me quick,’ ‘Poor Joey’ and other similar phrases. The other day he was sitting on his water tank saying ‘Come on’ very loudly. I did not take any notice at first, but as he went on saying it, I went to his cage and found that he had no water. He has a small bell in his cage which he plays with during the day. He sleeps on a table near my bed and a few nights ago I was awakened by Joey ringing his bell violently. I turned on the light and a mouse ran out. Was Joey ringing his bell to wake me or to frighten the mouse?—d. Pemberton

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