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。 4 F9 V; o' J/ h1 l , }- s3 d% z" I$ l c$ Q; 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’。”. ?' ], {' ^% 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.4 m w# j8 z/ _$ l9 A, R/ a
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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. - B, m9 b7 M5 {# n! @ 0 x0 @2 } A% `$ ?+ W1 lA 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. , B* S) L$ R0 ]' w# p8 e$ M! u3 V0 g$ ?( K) z: R" B
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. e, r/ c% h9 V( L* d( U7 [# s
\0 V1 H0 J! C" {. O# w: m"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. ! ~) \1 A4 @# a3 z; g5 C- E4 {) y. Q/ D+ E& G
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.