Andrew Powell was pulling envelopes from the large mailbox outside his contemporary house when he noticed something 1 : A tiny doll couple were sitting on a love seat inside the mailbox. A small note was attached. 

"We've decided to live here," the 2 read. It was signed from Mary and Shelley. Andrew initially figured that somebody must have left them there 3 . So he asked the neighbors whether anybody had left 4 in his mailbox, and everyone said no. Soon, Andrew and his wife discovered that the small couple had 5 a tea table, a pretty carpet and a pillow.

Over the next few months, additional items mysteriously 6 : a bed, a painting and a wood-burning stove, to name a few. For Christmas 2022, a decorated tree was left with tiny presents. But the gifts were taken back right after Christmas 7  Andrew could open the boxes to see if anything was inside. 

More than a year later, Mary and Shelley are still living rent-free in the mailbox, to the delight of the neighbors who now 8 Andrew's updates on the village's website to check the 9 . Andrew first posted about the tiny dolls on Aug. 21, 2022, hoping his fellow villagers might help solve the 10 .

"It's just somebody out there who is having some fun, giving us all a little community 11 . But whoever is doing this is obviously very 12 and clever," says Andrew's next-door neighbor.

Andrew says he now doesn't want to know who is 13 for the mail-box affair because he's hoping it will continue. "Also, people in the neighborhood are 14 it and some ask if I've thought about installing an outdoor 15 , but personally, I like the mystery of it."