Are you on the hunt for the gold at the end of the rainbow? Do you have your weapons ready to defeat the leprechaun protecting it? Before you go after it, you might want to heed the following warning!
Folklore. Every country; every culture has it. Legends of magic, witchery, and chaos await the birth of a new child to taunt and tease with stories of mischief and belief. Myths created to intrigue and teach. The legend of the leprechaun is no exception.
In Irish folklore, there are stories of small sized, red haired, green suited men who are cobblers (shoe makers) by trade. They not only cobble, they protect the gold hidden away in the Irish land. They’ll gladly show you were the gold is and even let you have it. But, as with all fairy tales and folklore, there is a price.
The leprechaun is always willing to give you the gold you lust after, but it requires a sort of granting of a wish, if you will. They aren’t genies in a bottle, so be mindful of what you say. Their magic is more of an Irish legend meets the Grimm brothers original gruesome fairy tales type of wickedness.
You can have your gold, get the girl, or have the social power of the one you envy. You can have everything your heart desires. But the gold will be tainted with the greed in which it was received. The girl will despise you and not be the woman you thought her to be. My personal favorite, because you were heard taunting the leprechauns one night as you hunted for their gold, they will come to the castle you now possess and become the nightmare you believed them to be.
The moral of the folklore is to be happy with what you have and where you are in life. Love and happiness are usually right in front of you. Sometimes, you can be too blind to see it or too hurt to feel it. So, next time you see a rainbow, why don’t you let the gold and leprechaun be and instead be thankful for what you have achieved!
