by Ada H.

Today was my first day at the great leprechaun school. I was really scared and confused because the school had a notorious guard chihuahua who would always wear fully intact oversized sunglasses. The chihuahua had caused many frays in the past. As I was packing, I must not forget my talking toothbrush and thermos of hot cocoa. When I got there, the teacher seemed really mean. She stood up and said, “ I have five rules so memorize them. Rule number 1: Don’t bother sucking up, I already hate you. Every Saint Patrick’s Day, you answer at a run. A RUN! That is rule number 2. Your first Saint Patrick’s Day starts now and lasts 24 hours. You are leprechauns, grunts, nobodies, the bottom of the mythical creature food chain. You plant clovers, climb rainbows, and wear green every second until you drop, and don’t complain. You will sleep under your mushrooms. Sleep when you can, where you can, which brings me to my next rule. If I am sleeping, don’t wake me up unless our pot of gold is being stolen, and it better not be stolen when I get there cuz then you would have woken me up for no reason.” she finally stops talking. Scared, I raised my hand. “ you said five rules, that was only 4?” I say. “ rule number 5, when I move you move.” I hear a phone ring and I see the teacher start to run, I follow with the other leprechauns, praying I don’t mess up.