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。 / U) T5 }& i2 F" p: E
# p% \( w T1 c. {. v 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’。”1 ?+ s- f3 \ b2 m
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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. g. k& R. G+ D4 m
/ V- e; G: T3 x& Q1 [+ xThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. . Y) o- h S( [9 c& X1 L9 R" R. u5 `5 \$ t+ A
A 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 S7 v# G/ Z$ ]6 {5 x3 x- v
9 r) g1 }' D3 [$ L7 bCheeky 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. & }" w4 X- g; @. G, m5 f+ ^) f: A3 C7 x$ h6 W/ Z* C8 T
"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. 9 Y9 }1 @) M( Q# y3 ~0 p5 U7 _2 z( D9 D) G+ a' E2 }+ r
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
