YOU SAID:
The thieves stole some cans. They sold them
INTO JAPANESE
泥棒は缶を盗み、売った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The thief stole the cans and sold them.
INTO JAPANESE
泥棒は缶を盗んで売った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The thief stole the cans and sold them.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.