Leprechaun: Clever Tom and the Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story [Paperback]

Product Details

Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Trade (January 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0590431706
ISBN-13: 978-0590431705
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces

Clever Tom and the Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story [Paperback]

Buyer Critiques

Tom Fitzpatrick hears a leprechauns tapping in the woods and catches the tiny man. The leprechaun agrees to show Tom exactly where his golds is hidden in exchange for his freedom. He takes Tom on a extended walk more than the country-side to an gigantic field of boliuns. He points to a plant and tells Tom that buried below the earth is his pot of gold. Tom marks the plant with his garder and make the leprechaun swear that he will not get rid of the garder. The tiny fellow promises not to take off the marker. Tom races home to get his spade as he plans how he will invest the gold. Appon his return he finds Every single plant marked with an identical garder. He digs below the plant were he believed he place his marker but finds no gold. He digs all night but to no avail. Years pass and Tom tells the story over and more than to the children of the village. He often carries his spade so that the Subsequent time he catches the leprechaun he will have his forchune made! A marvelous book it is the illastations that definitely sell the story. Linda Shute's leprechaun is so lovable and charming you can not help but root for him!

If you read the other reviews below, you will see that this is a entertaining and fabulous tiny story for children or any one who enjoys a very good Irish story. What especially struck me was the two pages of "Supply Notes" that the author put together at the end of the book. She covers T. Crofton Croker, the collector of a large number of "peasants' stories, ballads, and keens" as nicely as terms that have been touched upon in the story itself. She gives us some superb specifics on the origin of the tales and names of the small persons referred to as leprechanes, lurikeen, logheryman, and so on. So, read the story of Tom's run-in with a leprechaun for enjoyable and find out some fun info about leprechauns, also.