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。 1 ?/ O0 Q9 N0 \# {- B* o3 Y + |9 E0 l( M: t! H2 D: g& 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’。”' U" | ~. w7 M$ O
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5 m& g) I& `2 m! O. o5 _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.9 D5 k/ d% [ `5 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.; I& A m( N }2 M4 ]/ t" t2 o t+ I( c
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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.; g' b3 Y/ A! V
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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. m5 s7 f$ H& J* `) l7 B$ Q; {1 u" 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.$ Z, l1 n: r, Z$ G- _/ ]
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The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
