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。 ' C& h; p: Z+ U4 ~3 a5 |: `& h3 O
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’。”- L# `/ j; t! _4 B: V c9 M
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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., ]) X! p% k9 G4 ?6 D
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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. 5 M4 k3 o4 [- g6 D; r 4 u4 D: d) v& [6 _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.: x! c! h( w7 Y9 m5 F: ]( m
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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. + H s" ^" [1 K9 R, {6 K! F9 n/ c0 \+ x8 p
"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. 0 ?8 ^& q: k: ^; _! j) a( O9 f0 N& v g6 S I
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
