Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Growing up I always wanted a pet , but my Mom was allergic to animal hair . The whole guppy and goldfish experience in third grade did n't go well . Sadly , both guppy and goldfish went belly up . I thought our chance to own a pet was over , until my Dad surprised me when I was in seventh grade . I came home from school and in my living room stood a bird cage with one of the most beautiful birds I 'd ever seen . He said hello , pretty bird , and praise the Lord . We even taught him how to hold up his hand , open his mouth , and shake his head as if he were singing into a microphone . Noel had such a fun personality and best of all my Mom was not allergic to him . Question: What did they and their parents adopt? Option1: a bird Option2: a rat
Output (English): a bird