The pot of gold

A leprechaun is a small eIf-Ilke creature in Irish folklore. It is believed that Ieprechauns guard hidden treasures, usually a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. ONCE. in rural Ireland, a man called Jack was walking through the wooded lanes. He caught sight of a leprechaun, who was trying to free himself as his green coat was caught in a thorn. 

“Ha! A leprechaun!” thought Jack gleefully. “Today is my lucky day.” . 

Jack sneaked up to the leprechaun, caught him and pulled him up. 

“Let go of me!” yelled the leprechaun. 

"Not until you tell me where you have hidden your treasure,” said Jack. 

Realising that it would be ' futile to resist, the leprechaun, whose name was Lucky, thought fast. “Alright.” he said at last. “Come with me” 

He led him to a vast open space full ollush green bushes. 

“Here,” sald Lucky, pointlng to a bush. 

Although leprechauns will try every trick to the book to fool humans, they are known to speak the truth and keep their word.  Jack believed him. He tied a red ribbon around a branch of that bush.. 

He said, “I am going home to get a shovel to dig up the treasure. Promlse me you will not untlethe ribbon in my absence.” 

“I promise,” sald Lucky. But when Jack returned wlth a shovel, he was dismayed to find a red ribbon tied to every bush in the field. That was how Lucky tdcked Jack without lying or breaking his word!