What is orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot!

And that’s why this pun is fun: This pun is a classic play on words, relying on the sound similarity between ‘parrot’ and ‘carrot.’ For the pun to be funny, you need to know that a parrot is a bird that talks, while a carrot is a bright orange vegetable. The surprise is in expecting a talking bird, but getting a vegetable instead!