Chase for Pot of gold behind the rainbow

According to legend leprechaun is considered to keep a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Highly industrious, a leprechaun is a mischievous creature and his primary business is that of a shoemaker. The solitary figure could be heard in hedgerows making a ‘tic-tac’ sound working with shoes, throughout Ireland. And, if you hear this sound, it would be great to search him out, because he knows about hidden treasure. And, if you capture him, he may let you know about the treasure. But, he is also a tricky fellow as narrated in the following story of Daniel and a tiny man.

One morning Daniel came across a leprechaun who had a magic purse and a bridle. And, Daniel immediately captured the fairy and said that he would not let him go unless and until he gave him his treasures. The leprechaun played a trick saying that the treasure was of no good to Daniel because the man following him would take everything away from him. Daniel left the leprechaun and turned around, but found no one. Within this small time, the leprechaun vanished from the place. The leprechaun was seen next to be grinning from the hedgerow and Daniel could never catch him again.

Another story states how a family became rich by finding the pot of gold. This is the story of a poor boy and a shoemaker. Once, the poor boy was traveling to market driving a turf cart. He wanted to make as much money as possible by selling the turf. In the way he met a small shoemaker and captured him. He had read in books that leprechauns knew about hidden treasures. He forced the shoemaker to take him to a fairy fort that contained silver and gold. The boy did not harm the fairy, which made him happy and he allowed the boy to gather as much treasure as he could till sunset, after which the treasure would never be found again. On returning home, the boy had brought with him almost a king’s ransom. Taking all the gold to Dublin he put it in a bank and made wise investments. The descendents of the boy are rich even to this day, and they are recognized for their friendliness and generosity in helping the poor and needy.

When you capture a leprechaun, try not to harm him ever. Once a lad caught a leprechaun and took him home and chained him beside the fireplace, and he warned him of punishment if he didn’t reveal the whereabouts of the treasure. The little man refused and the lad punished him with fire. The fairy then revealed that the treasure was below the dock leaf and the lad found it.

Running out of the door in order to find the treasure, the lad ran into his mother who carried milk. When the milk spilled around and his mother blamed the fairy for the accident, beat him up and set him out of the house. The lad kept searching for the treasure but found none.Also you can check a page with Pot of gold and rainbow wallpapers.