LEPRECHAUNS

According to legend, leprechauns are secretive and very unfriendly, live alone, and pass the time making shoes...they also have a hidden pot of gold. Treasure hunters can often track down a leprechaun by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer. If they are caught, he can be forced (with the threat of bodily violence) to reveal the whereabouts of his treasure, but the captor must keep their eyes on him for every second. If the captor's eyes leave the leprechaun (and he often tricks them into looking away), he vanishes into thin air and all hopes of finding the treasure are then lost.

FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS

I know a place where the sun is like gold.
And the cherry blooms burst with snow;
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.

One leaf is for hope, and one for faith.
And one is for love you know;
But God put another in for luck--
If you search, you will find where they grow.

But you must have hope, and you must have faith;
You must love and be strong' and so.
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
~Ella Higginson~