Okay, time for a break from serious stuff. This was too adorable for me not to post:
A serial shoe thief in the small German town of Föhren was revealed last week after more than 100 shoes were stolen over a one year period. What surprised everyone is that the thief is not a human being; it’s a fox. Residents were baffled after more than 100 shoes kept outside their front doors overnight went missing. The mystery was finally solved this week after forest worker Rolf Willerscheidt discovered the hoard of shoes close to the fox’s den.
It is believed that the shoes stolen by a female fox were used as toys for her cubs because some lost shoes found have small bite marks. A local police spokesman said: “There was everything from ladies’ shoes to trainers. We’ve found between 110 and 120 so far. There are little bite marks on the laces, it seems a vixen stole them for her cubs to play with.”
However, most of the shoes remain in good condition, though many have missing laces. Meanwhile, the culprit remains at large and no reprisals are planned against her, though some townsfolk have begun keeping their shoes inside overnight.
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