Leprechaun Leprechaun A leprechaun () is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like creatures rarely appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore.
The Pot of Gold and Other Stories more infamous books of short stories, "A New England Nun and Other Stories" (1891), and was in the process of writing one of her novels, these children's stories seemed to prove unimportant for the scholar reader (Westbrook 33). Perry D. Westbrook says of her children's stories, "None of these works are read today, mainly because she created in them no compellingly lifelike characters…Classics for children are even rarer than those for adults” (Westbrook, 33). In “A Jury of Her Peers” Elaine Showalter acknowledges that "The Pot of Gold" received very little attention, stating that “hiding submissive material in the category