Something Fishy About The Neighbors

(My mum has a pond full of koi carp, which have been dwindling over the years because something was stealing them. My mum suspects it is an otter, rather than a heron, because it would go all the way into the pond and then drag out all the plants and algae as it left with another fish. One of the neighbours has a BBQ and my mum and step-dad go.)

Neighbour: “Quick question: does anyone have any koi carp?”

Mum: “We do, though not as many as we used to. An otter keeps stealing them.”

Neighbour: “I’m so sorry. Our cat keeps coming home soaking wet and dropping a dead koi on our doorstep. We didn’t know where it was getting them from.”