! b/ n4 B8 l5 x* S 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’。”% a; @5 S/ J: O" @+ C' J
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8 |! r7 N, `; k* _9 \% GThe 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. 4 A* i9 ^+ b+ V& Q0 P ( P$ e& ?) a6 O0 XThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. # [5 {$ ^/ P T# u& v) g/ n! E: b2 Q- u4 i, n
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. " J# o6 P4 E8 J6 T7 z% E1 u4 Y `4 Z- X* u
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.. l: k: u0 L b/ f- f$ s
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"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 f" F. s! a" J' M5 I - F% g3 w; U3 P7 s) p7 ~The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
