据爱尔兰媒体5月5日报道，爱尔兰一名男子从邻居家偷走了一只价值2000欧元的鹦鹉“奇奇”。没想到，这只13岁的小家伙被带到小偷家饲养后，竟然大喊“救命”（Help Me）。路人听到后随即报警，结果，闻讯上门的警方将小偷逮个正着，并将“奇奇”物归原主。 , b% A' y8 Q0 \& J" n4 V! N4 v# B! Z1 w k7 X
看到宠物失而复得，主人一家激动不已。据女主人玛丽介绍，经过多年的训练，“奇奇”目前已经掌握了60至70个单词。玛丽说：“它可以像我们一样说话，它可以与你交谈，告诉你它多么爱你。只要看见我从门前经过，它就会喊‘玛丽’。” ! h [7 e: t6 p% C4 S, d6 i/ T) a$ \$ V
Parrot leads Irish police to thieves " s$ s6 `$ c4 v! l6 y! p % f7 c/ K6 A6 l: u5 `The cries of a parrot stolen from a house in the south-western Irish city of Limerick led police to the door of his thieves, a report in the Irish Examiner said on Friday. - i" M8 h4 H6 F: D / t( R+ o9 l) G u7 r$ P5 [The thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.7 h% x. e# E4 [+ P# S* _6 {6 G
2 T' u5 S2 K; p4 V/ MA passer-by alerted the police on hearing Cheeky's cries of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house in St Mary's Park on Thursday, and armed officers then stormed the building and retrieved the bird.7 {/ L- J3 G% \3 f9 V1 p4 w
# b% p3 P+ u2 k d( t; N9 t4 dCheeky flew from the cage he was being held in and out a back window, but was later recaught and returned to owners Brian and Mary Costello. 7 H7 E6 D% _! }" l) U+ ^4 S: ^7 e6 ]
"He's like one of the family and is a great talker. We were devastated when he was taken while we were overnighting with friends," Brian told the Irish Examiner. I( O5 L4 E, r+ |- G
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
