This was a beautiful aloe, now it's a hole.
To the Cockroach who stole my beautiful aloe:
Gardeners share, they don’t steal. 
If you had asked me, I would have happily, and generously, given you a pup from this plant. Instead, there’s a hole in the ground. May you feel guilty every time you look at your conquest.
P.S. Nice touch, taking the time to pull out all the flowering stalks and leaving those behind for me.
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Might there be a tiny leaf left there? An Aloe will grow from a leaf. Someone stole our Ornithogallum bulb, so I rescued the puppies, grew them on in a pot, and they have come with me to this garden.
Thanks for your suggestion. I did look around to see if there was anything to salvage, but sadly, no. I’m glad you were able to salvage something of yours. That makes it a little less painful.
I love your gardening blog. Fie on the garden thief who lifted your plant. Must be a new gardener who doesn’t know that we all love to share our garden treasures. With luck they will be guided by the gardeners they meet while trying to grow out the stolen goods. Love, MOM