Silly News Story of the Day

A religious Israeli couple from Ashkelon who purchased a talking parrot was startled when the bird began speaking in Arabic, according to Ma'ariv, an Israeli daily newspaper. Apparently they bought the parrot from an Arab pet shop in order to save money without checking what language Polly actually spoke. The Jewish couple found out the next morning after prayers, when the bird began squawking "Allahu Akhbar!" -- the Islamic call to prayer. They bird has now been adopted by an Israeli pet shop owner who is trying to teach it Hebrew.

--Andrew Lee Butters/Jerusalem