Quirky China: mice steal more than US$300 from supermarket, crying goose avoids death, man charged for claiming bigamy
- Mice reportedly steal more than US$300 from a supermarket in China
- A goose was so distressed when it was going to be slaughtered that it cried, says owner
After a supermarket in Shanghai’s Baoshan District reported to police that 2,000 yuan (US$317) of cash was missing, officers arrived at the site, only to discover that the money had been stolen by mice.
A video shared by police showed an officer retrieving the stolen cash from a mouse hole in a corner of a wall, the Shanghai Morning Post reported. The incident happened earlier this month.
Some of the banknotes were apparently chewed into small pieces by the rodents, the video revealed.
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“It is a mouse nest. Don’t drag out a small mouse,” the officer’s colleague reminded him as he was emptying the mouse nest.
There was a “mouse’ stink” near the wall, said the first officer.
“The mystery has been solved then,” he told the supermarket owner.
‘Crying’ goose spared from being slaughtered
Knowing that it was going to be slaughtered, a goose in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing wept, news website eastday.com reported.