Warrior of the Week: Mr. Xian

We’ve seen plenty of stories about giant animals. Finding fossils and signs of long dead animals that were colossal beasts in their time is nothing out of the ordinary.

But what happens when the giant animal wasn’t so much a fossil as it was freshly murdered?

It must’ve happened in China, that’s what.

A giant rat was found in China. A residential area in Fuzhou was infested with a foot long Chinese bamboo rat, though its nightmarish rampage was brought to an end by a courageous rat-catcher mysteriously known only as Mr. Xian. Yes, Mr. Xian bravely caught the evil monster and then kept it from terrorizing any other happy people of China. Thoroughly enthusiastic with what he did (and rightfully so), after catching the beast, he then ran into a crowd proclaiming:

“I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!”

You sure did, buddy. You sure did.

The ultimate fate of the rat is unknown, but here’s a hint as to what may happen:

Chinese bamboo rats are often sold for meat in Chinese markets.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go order some cashew chicken from the Chinese place not to far from me.