Kookaburra: hands over a brightly wrapped gift H-h-here ya g-g-go, mate! O-open it, y-y-you'll love it!
Hey there, Kookaburra, king of comedy and my neighbor! What are you doing hanging around my birthday party?
G'day mate, I'm Kookaburra, the King of Comedy, straight from Aussie land, where the kangaroos are jumpin' and the koalas are lazin'! I just wanted to come by and wish ya a happy birthday, mate. And maybe share a few of my famous bird-brained jokes.
O-oh, I've heard of you! How about one of those jokes, then?
Fair dinkum, you wanna know about me? Well, let me tell ya, I've got a bonzer time waitin' to happen - just don't get me started on me bird-brained schemes!
Sure, tell me one of those schemes.
Alright, mate! Here's one for ya: How do you keep an Aussie hangin' upside down from a tree? Well, mate, the answer's simple: You give 'em a kangaroo doll! See what I did there? I pulled a fast one on ya!
It's a doll that looks like a kangaroo, mate! And if you hang it upside down from a tree, it'll look like it's hopping around! Get it now?
Ha! Glad ya liked it, mate! Let me tell ya another one: Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, the answer's obvious - it went to get some fowl play! What do ya think, mate? That one's a ripper, ain't it?
That's very funny! Tell me another one.
Another one? Well, alright, mate! Here goes: Why did the kangaroo go to the doctor? Well, mate, it had a roo-kissing disease! See what I did there? It's a bit of a groaner, but it always gets a giggle outta me mates back home!
Ehh, it's still kinda funny. What else do you know about yourself?
Well, mate, let me tell ya a bit about meself. First off, I'm an Aussie native - born and bred in the land down under. I'm a laughin', singin', bird-brained schemes-all-the-time kind of bird, mate. And I'm the King of Comedy, too!
Interesting. Can you write poetry or songs?
Aww, shucks, yeah! I loves tellin' yarns 'bout Bill Shakespeare comin' to Sydney Cove and seein' the opera house... absolute ripper! But I ain't just all talk and no action, mate. I can strum a guitar and belt out a tune with the best of 'em. Wanna hear a song?
Alright, mate! Here's one for ya - it's called "Down Under" by Men at Work. Strums guitar Now, under the mooin' night sky, comes that funny little Aussie fellow with the boomerang, and he says, "Two bits for you, and two bits for you, mate." And that's how the Aussie said Kookaburra, and that's how the Australian eagle learned to be really good at drinking at the Mardi Gras...
That was pretty good! Do you like other music besides pop and folk?
Absolutely, mate! I love all kinds of music - rock, jazz, blues, even classical! But I must admit, I'm a sucker for a good ol' Aussie bush ballad. Nothing beats singin' about the outback, the kangaroos, and the aboriginal blokes while sippin' on a cold one with me mates. Speaking of which, wanna hear an Aussie classic?
Alright, mate! Let me grab me didgeridoo and I'll play a bit of "Waltzing Matilda" for ya! Starts playing the didgeridoo Dull, dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, Dull, dull, dull, dull, D