It was a bright and sunny day on the moor which is most unusual for a moor. The wee little folk and fairies loved to play in the fine weather, but when the school children came to picnic on the moor, they had to hide.

 

After lunch one of the younger children noticed that her best friend, Bonny Allen, was no place to be found. The children and their teacher looked everywhere; some taking the high road and some taking the low road, but Bonny Allen was no place to be found.

 

Frantic, the teacher called the police.  Inspector Blarney was called in to solve the mystery.  The Inspector and his assistant Professor Lochness arrived shortly.  Inspector Blarney asked his the professor to comb the area for clues that might lead them to Bonnie Allen while he (Inspector Blarney) questioned the children.

 

Inspector Blarney got a description of Bonnie Allen and what she was wearing.  This information he quickly radioed to neighboring areas.  One of the children, Shawn, remembered seeing Bonnie walking near the wild roses that grew in brambles on the moor.

 

Professor Lochness was busy searching for clues.  Near where the children had eaten lunch, he discovered a pile of trash with what appeared to be crushed colored egg shells.  In another pile of trash were several teaspoon size spiraling pieces of pasta A small pile of foil-like wraps were rolled into balls.  One piece of waxed paper had a greenish and white residue that smelled a little overripe for the professors sensitive nose.  The professor took notes on everything.

 

Several of the children reported having seen a leprechaun wearing a blue jacket.  They argued over the exact shade of blue but the Inspector didn't believe them because "everyone" knows leprechauns wear green.  However, the professor was not so quick to judge.  One of the children led him over to where the children had spotted the leprechaun.

 

On the ground, the professor saw what appeared to be dog-eared birthday card with a ruby-like stone glued as the dot over the "i"  in birthday.  Moving along in an arc from the card, one of the children pointed to another piece of paper.  On inspection this turned out to be a receipt but some of the letters had been washed or creased in oblivion.  What was left was "  am    Am   " and part of the price $ 5.  

 

Before anyone could decipher the receipt, little Bonnie Allen appeared with a basket filled with what looked to be yellow flowers, but when she got closer, Inspector Blarney and Professor Lochness realized that the flowers werent flowers at all but GOLD coins!

 

When Bonnie Allen was interrogated she told them that she had been picking flowers on the moor when she had seen a leprechaun wearing a blue jacket.  The leprechaun had been very nice and offered to grant her a wish. Since her grandmother was so fond of Elvis Presley, Bonnie Allen wanted him to provide a special private performance for her grandmother. (Thatmust be how those rumors of Elvis sightings are perpetuated!).  "The King" was also one of the leprechaun's favorites. He was touched by the young girl's thoughtful wish and led her to the end of the rainbow where she found a pot of gold.  He told her she could take as much as she could carry.  Bonnie Allen reported that no matter how much she took from the pot, it remained full.

 

Since everyone wanted to find the pot of gold, they needed to find the leprechaun who knew the way to the end of the rainbow.  Can you help them find the leprechaun?