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。 ! L$ w$ d! K J6 E3 E' q/ X3 O% D/ |3 d t
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’。”. @- M& J$ q. X# D1 J8 H: Q0 x
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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.; i1 o' k5 {/ w, u6 k' S
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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.7 c% n h* U* K. f4 o8 k5 |" _5 w7 T: U- a
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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. 9 U0 i5 f8 C$ ?& G) u0 \6 M( ~ \* N$ i Y; X
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.5 t0 V. S9 x7 T& 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. # M; M( A% v5 t2 V8 ?% G- {+ g9 x" q/ N5 Z
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
