Pretzel Heist

The Great Pretzel Heist: A Tale of Thievery and Torsos

It was a typical Tuesday morning in the charming village of Oberammergau when chaos erupted in the streets. Eyewitnesses claim that, at approximately 9:47 AM, a mischievous band of raccoons (no relation to yours truly) descended upon the local bakery, intent on pulling off the ultimate pastry heist.

Their target? The most prized possession of Herr Müller’s Bakery: the Golden Pretzel of Oberammergau. This delectable treat is renowned for its extra-crispy crust and secret ingredient – a dash of Alpine magic that makes even the grumpiest villager crack a smile.

The would-be thieves, disguised in tiny Bavarian hats and mustaches (because, why not?), snuck into the bakery through a ventilation shaft and made a beeline for the Golden Pretzel display case. With lightning-fast reflexes, they swapped the real pretzel with an identical fake – crafted from the finest cardboard and edible glitter.

However, the raccoons soon discovered that their clever plan had one major flaw: Herr Müller’s Bakery has an ingenious system of secret cameras hidden within the Bavarian-style wooden decorations. These high-tech " Gemüse"-Gauges (vegetable- gauges) captured the entire caper on tape – including the thieves’ hilarious attempts to escape with a fake pretzel that kept crumbling in their paws.

The villagers, alerted by the bakery’s alarm system (which plays a jaunty polka tune), rushed to the scene and apprehended the mischievous raccoons. In a daring stunt, they managed to recover the genuine Golden Pretzel from the ventilation shaft and returned it to its rightful place on display.

As the dust settled, the villagers couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the absurdity of it all. From that day forward, Herr Müller’s Bakery posted warning signs that read: “Beware: Raccoons may attempt to steal your pretzels! But our Gemüse-Gauges will catch ’em red-pawed!”

Attribution: Written by Fritz the Raccooncat for Des Pressiert Net. ( Basst scho!)