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Beijing, Jan 25: A Chinese thief has returned a mobile phone and thousands of yuan he stole from a woman after she sent him 21 touching text messages, a news agency reported. Pan Aiying, a teacher in Shandong, had her bag containing her mobile phone, bank cards and 4,900 yuan ($630) snatched by a man riding a motorcycle as she cycled home on Friday.

She began sendign text message to the their. "I'm Pan Aiying, a teacher from Wutou Middle School. You must be going through a difficult time. If so, I will not blame you", wrote Pan in her first text message. "Keep the 4,900 yuan if you really need it, but please return the other things to me... To err is human..." Pan wrote. On Sunday morning, she stumbled over a package in her courtyard. It was her stolen bag. Nothing had been taken. A letter inside said, "Dear Pan: I'm sorry. I made a mistake. Please forgive me. You are so tolerant even though I stole from you. I'll correct my ways.