/ S& G+ a' n) v+ V/ e- E5 M) @ 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 I- q d( ~4 d8 L% E5 E! x
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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./ R/ Y/ ?2 u, i
* I" Q s5 y4 ^. o% yThe thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.% B2 @' Z# m! P
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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.+ j0 ~6 D% Q! Y' E' n2 r" {8 n
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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. 9 }. A* I9 ]0 R' G/ v3 ~5 i& M6 L# n
"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. . y6 v7 T2 ?& E+ Z* V; X( t, C % b; F8 H3 @7 k# E) ZThe couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
