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Kidnappers have demanded 6,000-pounds-worth of cakes to return 2-year-old Donovan Bortner-Palmer's lost teddy bear, UK's Metro reported.

The unusual ransom demand came after Donovan's mother Susannah made posters offering baked treats if "Mr. Bear" was returned to her son after he lost the toy in a playground a month ago.

A note was placed over one poster -- which was put up in Brooklyn, New York -- demanding thousands of cakes ("gluten free, no peanuts") for his return.

But Bortner said, "If I thought [the ransom] was real and I had some evidence that Mr. Bear really was being held hostage, I would do my best to meet their demands."

The "ransom note" calls for Donovan to "come alone" when she brings the cakes to the park, and if their demands are not met the bear will "go into the washer-no gentle cycle."

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贖回玩具熊需數千塊蛋糕

???????英國《都市報》報道，名叫多諾萬·博特納·帕默的兩歲孩童丟失一只玩具熊，拾到者竟要求以價值六千英鎊的蛋糕為籌碼進行交換。

???????這奇怪的要求緣于多諾萬的母親蘇珊娜四處張貼告示稱，如若有人找到兒子一個月前在操場丟失的玩具熊，就以烘烤美味相贈換回。

???????隨后，在張貼于紐約布魯克林的此告示旁，出現了一張便條，要求以數千塊蛋糕（不含麩質與花生）作籌碼，換取小熊。

???????但博特納女士稱：“假如這是真的，或者有證據顯示玩具熊的確在他們手上，我愿意滿足他們的要求。”

???????對方還要求博特納女士“單獨”帶著蛋糕前往公園，若不這樣做，“就將小熊丟進洗衣機，但絕不是開啟輕柔洗滌”。

(China.org.cn June 28, 2011)