The
Four-Leaf Clover
Bright,
warm sunshine streamed through the window of the old schoolhouse. It awakened Kelly,
the young Irish colleen.
Suddenly,
she realized that overnight, Prince, her frog friend, had changed into a young
man. The good leprechaun-cobbler, Timothy O’Leary, had been true to his word
and fulfilled her first wish.
“I
wonder, does Prince know yet?” she wondered. “He seems so perfect!”
Then she found the three, gold coins Timothy placed into her shoes after he repaired
the soles.
“I
still have my three wishes!”
Kelly
decided to let Prince and Timothy sleep. She re-started the fire with flint,
made a pot of green tea and toasted several crumpets.
Suddenly,
she heard a whimper. Opening the door, she found a young, Irish terrier
“Oh
my, you are just a puppy! I wonder who you belong to?” she said softly, as she
picked him up and held him tight. “You must have been washed down here by the
flood. You are safe now, sweetie.”
Looking
at all of the water, she became frightened.
“Oh
no, it’s still rising! We will probably have to leave here today.”
Turning
towards the schoolhouse again, she spotted something green floating in the
water.
“I
found a four-leaf clover, too,” she said, reaching down to retrieve it. “This
means more good luck.”
“Stay
quiet, pup,” she ordered. “I hope you don’t have the gift of the Blarney stone.”
Kelly
placed the pup beside Prince and put the four-leaf clover on top of the new
outfit that Timothy had made for him.
Meanwhile,
Timothy peeked out one eye and listened, but pretended he was still asleep.
“Maybe
these two will fall in love, yet,” he said to himself. “This looks promising.”
A
few moments later, the pup licked Prince on the chin.
“What?” said Prince, as he awakened, suddenly.
He
could hardly believe his eyes. He was a young man again.
“A new
puppy, a four leaf clover and brand new clothes, too? This is the last thing I
expected to happen today.”
Kelly
and Timothy both smiled, but they both knew this day was not going to be easy
for any of them.
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