$ E% S l1 m9 f$ z9 H0 l9 S9 Z 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’。”8 K: L) V7 M5 O. q, ?: A
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Parrot leads Irish police to thieves $ ~7 R9 @3 P: }4 K - }) p7 s) l5 J/ A, {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.4 t1 {( k3 L0 f/ k
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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.5 Z% b" c9 P7 s
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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. ! t6 ~" D5 w. T( y " D# V7 Q0 e0 tCheeky 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. ) N/ ~/ ^ ^! l2 G, C% z% c- a; F9 }# ~* f! @& D( z# {# t
"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. 5 W0 j: u4 j. _' l. p9 V7 N |6 n5 N
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
