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。 : m) i/ D# [$ H
* c4 @6 w1 n) ~6 ]7 o4 Z: H 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’。” ' T& B3 `7 K# I" p: i& U 7 l9 u/ c% s3 X3 ?Parrot leads Irish police to thieves8 e8 L i1 J% Y
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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.& J- _7 \; C/ {, l& v# W
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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.: c! `. i' L8 v" {
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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. - e5 g- ^8 q: ]7 K+ o8 _2 S2 k+ w$ U+ U: ~6 a# m
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., x5 f' r5 E& Q. b
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"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 [9 G/ k8 v: W6 m) K
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
