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Owen CLAUZEL

            Jack Mouse comes to Ireland to visit his cousins, his aunt and his uncle. His cousin Sean comes and gets him when he arrives. He is very smiling and happy to see his cousin again. On their way home, Sean talks to him about St Patrick’s Day, because even if he came for it, Jack didn’t know much about it.

            He first explained to him what he’ll find and what they’ll do at the party.

He then talked to him about Liam the Leprechaun. He told him a legend saying every St Patrick’s Day, Liam the Leprechaun appears with a pot of gold in one hand and a stout oak club in the other. He added that legends told that if somebody manages to catch the little green leprechaun, this one would have to give him his entire pot of gold.

            When they finally arrived there, Jack found Aunt Brid, Uncle Fergal and all his cousins preparing the party. After greeting them all, Jack decided to help and his aunt Brid told him to go out in the forest and fill a basket with shamrocks, the symbol of St Patrick’s Day.

            While he was filling his basket, Jack saw Liam the leprechaun. He immediately went running after him, trying to catch him. But at a moment, he unfortunately runs into his uncle Fergal, and Liam runs away.

            A bit later, his uncle decided to present him people in town : there was Mrs Murphy preparing the traditional soda bread, Mr O’Brian getting the children ready for the parade, and finally Miss Fitzgerald knitting a green sweater for the occasion. Jack thought that all these persons shouldn’t waste their time and that they should go and catch Liam, but his uncle sais to him that he doesn’t exist, that’s why nobody’s looking for him… Jack is however convinced of his existence.

            Suddenly, he looks at the forest and see’s once more the little leprechaun. So, he goes purchasing him again. He finally manages to catch Liam the Leprechaun. However, he quickly realizes that it is in fact his cousin, Sean, who was just making him a joke. He was actually dressed just like a real leprechaun.

            To conclude, it was only a joke and uncle Fergal was write, Liam didn’t exist.

What if…

Later in the evening, when Sean and Jack open the door, they find in front of it a pot of cheese, “From Liam the Leprechaun”.