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。 * y# S: O% k Q, M$ X. |( }, b # E5 e. N6 b0 {3 u 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 Q' l6 d/ t8 Z3 a5 f* T6 }% e; W5 `$ {. _/ T
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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.2 x! Y# D, x$ y0 J2 x
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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. 3 x& G# A* b1 L1 x% L3 V ! v$ [* ^6 B* p3 @8 `6 hA 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. & \# t8 C' i/ y% B # p# H1 z/ u8 J1 r' N1 x9 DCheeky 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.8 q, o; G1 B0 g. W# O
9 U$ A; z9 O. p9 t- W3 x0 n7 C"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. 6 S) X3 e" k3 N) g4 t4 g " L# o, r5 @8 F7 k _The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
