Cheeky is an exotic bird that escapes from a Manhattan pet shop. The reward for Cheeky’s return is $750, so Valencia tells Sedaris that they should find the bird and split the reward. She then instructs Sedaris to chase after several pigeons that land on a nearby tree branch, frustrating him so much that he eventually takes a new job as a professional mover.
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Cheeky Character Timeline in Me Talk Pretty One Day
The timeline below shows where the character Cheeky appears in Me Talk Pretty One Day. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...him a flyer she found announcing that a pet store lost an exotic bird named Cheeky. The reward for finding Cheeky is $750, so she suggests that she and Sedaris find...
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...on the branch of a tree outside the window, Valencia says that they have found Cheeky. She then tells Sedaris to coax the pigeon inside. He tries to tell her that...
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Soon enough, Valencia gets Sedaris’s attention again, claiming that Cheeky has returned. Looking outside, Sedaris sees another pigeon. Again, he lets the bird fly away....
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...untouched by jealousy, knowing that—at the very least—he doesn’t have to call out the name Cheeky while chasing a pigeon.
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