[国际新闻] 聪明鹦鹉被偷走呼救命

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。
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; L& U* Y* C/ E  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’。”# u5 T$ s' A7 w5 s& L: w9 N) p
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Parrot leads Irish police to thieves, `  A; x' ?( K0 t

  K0 V8 F% N6 i, _8 cThe 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.
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  Q  s+ `$ Z- [+ y- LThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.
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* e3 _2 P8 Z7 r  q% T& p- Q1 Mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deA 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.
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) v) @4 H8 H' g( r% H# PCheeky 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.9 R& X2 x- l# u0 z

8 V. J, w# f' E" [' H( L"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.
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* s3 s  U( G8 U" B) I: hThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.