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This page is part of IGN's Stardew Valley Wiki guide and details everything you need to know to find the Mayor's Shorts, including how to get Mayor Lewis Shorts, what you'll need to befriend Marnie, and how to unlock Stardew Valley's secrets using the Mayor's Shorts. 

Starting The Quest "Mayor's Shorts"

On the third day of Summer, you'll receive a letter in the Mail from Mayor Lewis stating that he lost his purple shorts and is willing to offer a reward to anyone who can return them...Discreetly. This letter is part of the quest "Mayor's Shorts," another one of Stardew Valley's Story Quests.

How to Get Mayor Lewis Shorts

You'll find Mayor Lewis' purple shorts at Marnie's Ranch, specifically in her bedroom (the door you see to the right of the counter from where she runs her shop). However, the door to the room will be locked until you reach at least a two-heart relationship with Marnie.To increase your relationship with Marnie, talk to her daily and gift her twice a week things she loves, likes, or is neutral about. Below you'll find a table with Marnie's preference when it comes to gifts.

Marnie's Preferences
Villager	Loves(+80 friendship points)	Likes(+45 friendship points)	Neutral(+20 friendship points)
Marnie	All Universal Loves Diamond Farmer's Lunch Pink Cake Pumpkin Pie	All Universal Likes All Eggs except for the Void Egg All Milk Quartz	All Universal Neutrals All Fruit except for Fruit Tree Fruit and Salmonberry Chanterelle Common Mushroom Daffodil Dandelion Ginger Hazelnut Leek Magma Cap Morel Purple Mushroom Snow Yam Winter Root

What can You do With The Mayor's Shorts

After retrieving the shorts, there are a few things you can do with them. For example, you can: 

• Give them back to Mayor Lewis to get 750g as well as 1 friendship heart. 
• Place them on your Grange display during Fall to receive 750 Star Tokens from the Mayor as a bribe to keep his secret.
• Add the shorts to the soup during the Luau festival to see a unique dialogue between the Governor and Lewis.
• Give them back to Lewis while he's on Ginger Island to see him wearing the shorts as beach attire for 28 days.
• Tailor the shorts using a gold bard to make Trimmed Lucky Purple Shorts  

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