Popo

Darn it, there's a popo (papaya) tree next to my house, and I've been eyeing the popos there.  There were 2 large ones looking super succulent   I asked some nursing students if it's ready to be plucked, and they said no...then the next day, they were gone!  That happened with the other two medium sized ones on the tree.  Just gone!  So this time, I went and cut off the next largest one that I thought might be ripe b/c it's a little yellow...but now that it's down, i don't think it's gonna ripen for a month. Sighs.  I was too eager and worried that it would get stolen.