Three sons of a Yiddishe Mama left their homeland, went abroad and prospered. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their old mother.
AVRAHAM, the first, said: “I built a big house for our mother.”
MOISHE, the second, said: “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.”
DAVID, the youngest, said: “You remember how our mother enjoys reading the bible. Now she can’t see very well. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the whole bible — Mama just has to name the chapter and verse.”
Soon thereafter, a letter of thanks came from their mother.
AVRAHAM, she said, the house you built is so huge. I live only in one room, but I have to clean the whole house.
MOISHE, she said, I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home so I rarely use the Mercedes. And that driver has shpilkas — he’s a pain in the tuchas.
But DAVID, she said, THE CHICKEN WAS DELICIOUS.