Here's how it works: He climbs the lego steps, built out of the typical leprechaun's favorite colors, with the hopes of getting his little lucky hat back. He's so anxious to get it back onto his fuzzy orange head, that he fails to notice the trap door, cleverly placed between the steps and the hat, until its much too late.
He then lands on a cushy towel (again, in one of his favorite colors so that he won't be too upset about being caught. Addie thinks of everything, and favorite colors are pretty important to a four-year old.) and finds himself in a rather pleasant trap. Addie provided a Barbie plate of cereal bits, a Barbie trophy of water, and a pot of gold made of legos. He should be quite well taken care of and comfortable until we can get to him in the morning and demand he gives us his gold. It was a perfect trap.
In the morning, Addie ran into the kitchen and, seeing that the trap had been set off, cautiously approached it and peeked in.
The leprechaun had eaten the food (rather messily), drank the water and, it can be assumed, enjoyed the pot of gold, but was no longer there. We had failed to foresee the possible use of a leprechaun rope.
He took his hat, but left his rope (fashioned from some twine and a green paperclip) and a tiny scroll.
The scroll had really tiny green writing on it, but we fortunately own a magnifying glass for just such an occasion. The leprechaun left a clue to find something gold hidden near something green. The hunt was on. We checked houseplants, toys, holiday decor, bath towels, you name it.
Addie finally discovered the gold inside her rain boots. It turned out to be chocolate instead of real gold, which was a relief to Addie.
The hunt left us famished, so we ate shamrock pancakes (sham-cakes?) for our St. Patty's breakfast.
Jack was as happy as ever just to be alive, holiday or not. It's a shame he hasn't learned how to jig yet...
...but he's working on it.
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