One time a row of flowers he had planted began to be denuded at the rate of a plant a day. He couldn't figure out what was responsible until he was inspired one night to go out with a flashlight to catch the culprit in the act. He discovered that one plant was covered in snails. Over the next three nights, he caught the snails, and gradually the crisis abated.
有回他種的一整排草花，以一天一株的速度被啃光了葉子，他始終找不出兇手，直到有天晚上靈機一動，拿出手電筒「緝兇」，才赫然發現有一株草爬滿了蝸牛，之後連續抓了 3 個晚上，才逐漸解除危機。