; m) K" b4 i6 S* T4 M 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’。” . P6 D- ~7 |" K5 d" b9 n/ U0 @7 G; o) C$ C
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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.3 c3 _3 X7 ~! ^( Q5 ]! q
0 E% s' S0 i% H9 N. d4 BThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. 4 ~8 C4 r& \2 X0 z2 ` 8 s9 Q' Z" W: [; jA 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. # q7 Y3 H1 j6 t& l6 c' G4 }2 b6 ]( L- ?+ d
Cheeky 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.3 U6 h1 D4 l1 K8 E( {
/ E N" i$ G* ^4 P; v, e2 ["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. R/ Y: i/ K6 O ! V% V6 g0 F& E$ o' y4 uThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
