Blue Pigeon
The mayor of Phoenix was very worried about a
plague of pigeons in Phoenix.
The mayor could not remove the pigeons from the
city. All of Phoenix was full of pigeon poop.
The people of Phoenix couldn't walk on the
sidewalks or drive on the roads. It was costing
a fortune to try to keep the streets and sidewalks clean.
One day a man came to City Hall and offered the
Mayor a proposition.
"I can rid your beautiful city of its plague of pigeons
without cost to the city. But, you must promise not to ask
me any questions. Or, you can pay me five million
dollars and ask one question."
The mayor considered the offer briefly and
accepted the free proposition.
The next day the man climbed to the top of City
Hall, opened his coat, and released a blue pigeon.
The blue pigeon circled in the air and flew up into
the bright blue Arizona sky.
All the pigeons in Phoenix saw the blue pigeon.
They gathered up behind the blue pigeon, and followed
the blue pigeon as she flew southward out of the city.
The next day the blue pigeon returned completely
alone to the man atop City Hall. The Mayor was very impressed.
He thought the man and the blue pigeon had performed a
wonderful miraculous feat to rid Phoenix of the plague of pigeons.
Even though the ma n with the pigeon had charged
nothing, the mayor presented him with a check for 5 million dollars
and told the man that, indeed, he did have a question to ask and
even though they had agreed to no fee and the man had rid the city of
pigeons, he decided to pay the 5 million just to get to ask ONE
question.
The man accepted the money and told the mayor to ask his question.
The mayor asked: "Do you have a blue Mexican?
Thanks to CJ for this one