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Globe-trotting lawn gnome arrives home

GLOUCESTER, England (UPI) -- An English couple said a 10-inch gnome statue that disappeared from their home has returned with photos of its travels in 12 countries.

Eve and Derrick Stuart-Kelso of Gloucester said they assumed the 8-pound leprechaun with a green hat had been stolen 11 months ago by college students and would never be seen again. To their surprise, the missing lawn ornament reappeared on their doorstep Thursday with pictures showing it in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, swimming in the Great Barrier Reef, atop a glacier in New Zealand, touring the ruins of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple and visiting other exotic locations, the Daily Mail reported.

The photo album was accompanied by a note that claimed to be from the gnome explaining its world tour was a result of "itchy feet."

"I came to the conclusion that the world is a big place and there is more to life than watching the daily commuter traffic, and allowing passing cats to urinate on you," the note said. "So I decided to free myself from the doldrums of the shire and seek adventure. My travels have taken me across three continents, 12 countries and more time zones than I can possibly remember."

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 08/12/2008

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08-14-2008 18:18

diskworld wrote:

travelling gnome

best story iv,e read in a good while,,with a lovely happy ending... cool how they left the photoes...

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08-14-2008 11:27

Izzy in Minneapolis wrote:

Gnome comes back--with plenty to tell!

Wouldn't we all want to be that gnome and be whisked away to many faraway lands and come back with many a story to tell...

Fantastic--that really lifted my spirits today--thanks!

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08-14-2008 10:19

Jody wrote:

Awesome!

I was hoping there would be a follow-up on this little guy... Good thing he returned home safely, and no wraiths caught up to him...
J

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