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。 6 w7 d8 H6 Q a* A) d7 r$ |5 C
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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’。”, ^9 E5 ?* m+ \( l6 @- z5 h0 c' e
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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.* V; z* Q! I- v, G! e. H2 ?
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The thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.+ w0 i- B: r. M
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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.0 x8 C- p1 c5 R/ d/ L' G$ f
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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. n$ z7 G* d; A" z3 |, J9 J- e4 Q
0 y2 \! V2 Z0 p( n, r! s# u"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. 2 k5 m3 r+ Y, x9 [ : h5 B: ~% C( r( c. ]" `5 Y9 ?" CThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
