和尚鹦鹉，偷心的侠盗王子

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1、和尚鹦鹉，偷心的侠盗王子　　Quakers，PrinceofThieves　　uakerparrotsarethieves！TheytrytostealyourHersheyKisses，andbeforeyouknowit，theyhavestolenyourheartinstead.　　MyhusbandandIsatdowntowhatwethoughtwas1）mundaneTVfortheevening.Butlittledidweknow，wewouldreceiveasparkthatw

2、ouldchangeourlivesforever.WewerewatchingPBSastheywereexplainingthefinerpointsofowningparrots.Theywereallsofascinating，Isquealedwithdelight.Myhusbandtooknotice.　　ItwastwodaysbeforeChristmasof1998.Myhusbandbroughtinalargepackage.Iopenedit.Isaid，“Why...it’

3、sabirdcage，”incredulously.Itookallthepaperoff.MystepsonBobhandedmealittlebrownboxthatwasgentlyinmotion！ThetearsarecomingtomyeyesevennowasIrememberthescene.Iopenedtheboxandthecutestlittlegreenbirdyou’deverseensweetlysaid，“Stepup？”Andhecameoutquicklyontom

4、yhandandranupmysleeve！Mylifehasneverbeenthesamesince.WenamedhimPatrickO’BrienbecausehelookedIrishandafterall，hewasgreen.　　Onceeverythingwasinplaceandhewassafelyinhiscagewith8foodandwaterandtoys，hewasnotinanyparticularmoodtobefriendly.Icouldhear2）Paddyta

5、lkingtohimself，“Prettybird？Areyoutalkingtome？”Idecidedtojustgivehimalittletime.ButIdecidedthatIhavetoassertmyselfandbetheboss.　　AfterChristmas，IgotPaddyoutofhiscageandplacedhimonalittleswing.ThereweretimeswhenIwasboilingwaterorcooking，thatIdidn’twantPad

6、dyinthekitchen.ThenPaddywouldgiveoutthemost3）bloodcurdling4）squawk！Iletoutaloudsquawkandwonderedwhatwouldhappen.Afterawhile，Paddybegantotrytoimitatemysquawk.Itwashilarious.Sonow，whenheistooloud，I’lljustsquawkandthenhewillimitatemeanditwillbeasofteraakk.

7、Afterall，hedoesn’twanttomakeloudnoises.Hejustwantsmyattention.Sometimeshestartswithhiswolfwhistle.IjustwhistlebackandheishappytoknowI’mstillinthehouse.　　Quakersaresuch5）inquisitivelittlecreatures.PaddylovestosingalongwithLawrenceWelkandflipshislittlewin

8、gstothemusicandsways.Helearnedtosay“prettybird”andpeekaboo.Healsolearnedtosay“goodbird”.　　Oncewhileinthebathroom，Paddyfellintothewastebasketfullof6）Kleenex.Ipickedhimupimmediatelyandhesaid，“Thankyou！”Heneverlearnedthatfromme.Buth