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. C0 L% N' i& x2 k
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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* L& m& ^" h8 f c
$ A Z/ [4 I* \# c) g$ V( R+ ~Parrot leads Irish police to thieves 1 J! g8 E ^+ r$ y1 J, L7 u0 P; a; [" b% U. N8 Q; [; u
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. " k1 _! J3 c7 ~+ [6 d4 K6 W3 H' B- r8 `$ z
The thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night. ' Z- Q( i# M2 k" V G ! @* r0 H7 J5 i1 U2 G0 ZA 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. $ q: S: }$ J; A8 |0 c1 ~, J" _8 K) ]# b- b7 G" X2 _5 Y( @
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. ; {3 t% B: D' P1 Z1 q: f% r" j: Y: F- M2 p1 S" @( ]: {
"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.2 K8 i0 {7 R0 z, n* n5 T
: }6 `& E% {6 l, M9 q$ ]3 rThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
