Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part38

Welcome to Part 38 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a colorful and intelligent bird that can mimic human speech. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

1. Wearing a red tassel hat, 
   头戴红缨帽， 
   tóu dài hóng yīng mào，
2. dressed in a green robe, 
   身穿绿战袍， 
   shēn chuān lǜ zhàn páo，
3. speaks like a human, 
   说话像人语， 
   shuō huà xiàng rén yǔ，
4. it mimics whatever you say.
   你说它就学。 
   nǐ shuō tā jiù xué。

Let's dive into the riddle!

• 头戴红缨帽， 身穿绿战袍， 
  tóu dài hóng yīng mào，shēn chuān lǜ zhàn páo，
  The first two lines, "头戴红缨帽，身穿绿战袍," describe an animal with a red tassel hat and a green robe. This points to a colorful bird often found in tropical regions.
• 说话像人语， 你说它就学。 
  shuō huà xiàng rén yǔ，nǐ shuō tā jiù xué。
  The next two lines, "说话像人语，你说它就学," tell us that this bird speaks like a human and mimics whatever you say. This clearly points to a parrot.

So, the answer to the riddle is a parrot!

1. Parrots can mimic human speech. 
   鹦鹉能模仿人类的语言。 
   Yīng wǔ néng mó fǎng rén lèi de yǔ yán。
2. Parrots have colorful feathers. 
   鹦鹉有五彩斑斓的羽毛。 
   Yīng wǔ yǒu wǔ cǎi bān lán de yǔ máo。
3. I like watching parrots talk. 
   我喜欢看鹦鹉说话。 
   Wǒ xǐ huān kàn yīng wǔ shuō huà。