A stolen stone dwarf named Happy has been reunited with its owner after being found by a man nicknamed Grumpy.
The figurine, part of a set depicting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was stolen from a garden in Perth’s Pitheavlis Crescent on April 9.
The legs of the figurine were found nearby shortly after the theft but rest of the stone carving remained missing, leaving owner Marion Benstead distraught. The statue had been outside her home for 20 years.
The rest of the piece was found more than three miles away on Tuesday by a delivery driver from local firm Sidey.
Marion joked: “It was in Scone – how it got there with no legs I’ll never know.”
She was reunited with the sculpture after its finder, Sidey logistics manager Maurice Allan recalled a Courier article about it’s theft.
He said: “I was driving through Scone on my way to deliver windows to a trade customer when I noticed the statue at the top of a hill. Finding this strange, I got out the van to have a closer look.
“I then recalled a colleague telling me about the story from the Courier about the missing dwarf so I contacted the police to inform them of Happy’s location.
“My co-workers at Sidey have found the story ironic and amusing as I am often referred to as Grumpy.
“On a serious note, I am delighted that Marion has been reunited with Happy.”
The theft of the dwarf is not the most unusual report made to police.
In 2012, thieves in the Czech Republic stole a 10-tonne bridge after convincing officials that they had been hired to demolish it.
In 2008 it was reported that 400 metres of beach had disappeared from the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
It was discovered that 500 truck-loads of sand had been removed outside a planned resort at Coral Spring beach.
