Just what a mothers wants

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back
together, they discussed the  gifts they were able to give their elderly
mother. The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said," I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."  The third smiled
and said, "I've got you, both beat. You know how Mom enjoys the Bible, and
you know she can't see very well. I sent her a parrot that can  recite the
entire Bible. It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years to teach him. I had
to pledge to contribute $100,000.00 a year for 10 years, but it was worth
it. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot will recite
it.

"Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:  " Milton ," she wrote
the first son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but
have to clean the whole house."

"Marvin," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay home all the
time, so I never use  the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Melvin," she wrote to her third son, "You were the only son to have
the good sense to know what your mother likes. That chicken was delicious."