A magician was booked to do his act aboard a cruise ship. Each night in the lounge he would perform. Unfortunately, a parrot (owned by the Captain) kept telling the audience the secret of each act. "Watch his left hand", "It's under his hat", etc. The magician was furious but there was little he could do.
One day the ship hit something, took on water and sank. The magician swam to a life raft, hauled himself aboard and found that he was sharing it with the parrot. Both glared with hate at each other but decided to accommodate themselves to the circumstances. They never spoke to each other and kept their distance. This went on for a week.
Finally, the parrot spoke up. " OK, I give up. What did you do with the ship?"