One day at the animal hospital where I worked, an owner brought an African Grey parrot in to have its beak and wings trimmed.
The owner warned that the bird disliked these procedures and was apt to bite. I donned thick gloves and cautiously opened the cage.
The parrot stepped out and, looking up at me, said, “Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you.”
Vocabulary Help
- apt to bite – poderia bicar
- beak – bico
- bird – pássadro
- bring (bring, brought, brought) – trazer
- cage – gaiola
- hurt – machucar
- look up – olhar para cima
- owner – proprietário
- parrot – papagaio
- step out – sair
- thick gloves – luvas grossas
- trim – podar, acertar
- warn – alertar
- wing – asa
- work – trabalhar
- worry – preocupar