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。 . ^0 i8 U% K& u4 B9 G% O* V e( A" N6 ^
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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’。” 6 }# v/ @ A$ w1 z / D8 _. m( v" \* Z0 m( o* MParrot leads Irish police to thieves " y/ X2 e% H; V; I5 K7 S * Z8 u' s0 m+ W; V1 g JThe 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.$ S) T/ _$ Z+ W, c5 r! d
5 l8 }& u' L: A$ X" |" t" aThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. ) \- J* }! r$ r5 o& K0 \' O3 h& u) s' @
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 h) P& Z4 c7 H3 N $ Z" X7 X: l5 f% v. aCheeky 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.$ u8 m' \, `# N" Q) W' ]; z
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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. % d+ V S; y! d, d ^ Z : I+ @7 s- {4 s) lThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
