Kicker: Australian Minions

NICK EICHER, HOST: You’ve heard the expression: It’s the gift that keeps on giving? Well, a tiny town in Australia is now on the lookout for a mysterious gift giver. Jane Goninon lives in the town of Warrack and she spoke to WORLD’s Amy Lewis.

JANE GONINON: The next morning, on our community Facebook page, one of the families has put up that when they got home last night, there was a minion installed outside their front gate.

Yep, a minion. You know, one of those little yellow creatures from the Despicable Me movie franchise? Only, this one is about three feet tall and it’s made out of an old propane tank. It’s a minion mailbox. And where it came from is a mystery.

GONINON: They post a photo, ask questions, nobody knows anything. And we all have a good laugh. But over the next three and a half months, we've suddenly got 25 now.

But they’re a step closer to solving the mystery. Some evidence appeared on a home security camera:

GONINON: The installer was wearing a Santa outfit. One person would be hard pressed to do all of that every week for three and a half months, I think.

MARY REICHARD: Seems like the work of Santa Claus.

EICHER: Or maybe Santa’s minions?

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