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"He can't answer the lot of you, can he?" and he turned again to the Leprecaun and shook him until his teeth chattered. "If you don't tell me where the money is at once I'll kill you, I will so." "I haven't got any money at all, sir," said the Leprecaun. "None of your lies," roared Shawn. "Tell the truth now or it'll be worse for you."
Now, Seumas, it's your turn; you jump over me and then over your sister, and then you run on and bend down again and I jump." "This is a fine game, sir," said Seumas. "It is, a vic vig, keep in your head," said the Leprecaun. "That's a good jump, you couldn't beat that jump, Seumas."
"Noble Woman," said the Leprecaun, "you can go down yourself into our little house and look. I can't say fairer than that." "I wouldn't fit down there," said she. "I'm too big." "You know the way for making yourself little," replied the Leprecaun. "But I mightn't be able to make myself big again," said the Thin Woman, "and then you and your dirty brothers would have it all your own way.
One of the Leprecauns, who had a grey, puckered face and a thin fringe of grey whisker very far under his chin, then spoke. "Come over here, Seumas Beg," said he, "and I'll measure you for a pair of shoes. Put your foot up on that root." The boy did so, and the Leprecaun took the measure of his foot with a wooden rule. "Now, Brigid Beg, show me your foot," and he measured her also.
After they tired of this they decided to bring the crock home, but by the time they reached the Gort na Cloca Mora they were so tired that they could not carry it any farther, and they decided to leave it with their friends the Leprecauns. Seumas Beg gave the taps on the tree trunk which they had learned, and in a moment the Leprecaun whom they knew came up.
They afflicted Meehawl with an extraordinary attack of rheumatism and his wife with an equally virulent sciatica, but they got no lasting pleasure from their groans. The Leprecaun, who had been detailed to visit the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath, duly arrived at the cottage in the pine wood and made his complaint.
"Sit down on that little root, child of my heart," said he, "and you can knit stockings for us." "Yes, sir," said Brigid meekly. The Leprecaun took four knitting needles and a ball of green wool from the top of a high, horizontal root. He had to climb over one, go round three and climb up two roots to get at it, and he did this so easily that it did not seem a bit of trouble.
I'll pay you out for this some time, every damn man of ye. Bring that Leprecaun along with you, and quick march." "Oh!" said Shawn in a strangled tone. "What is it now?" said the sergeant testily. "Nothing," replied Shawn. "What did you say 'Oh! for then, you block-head?"
They saw a little man dressed in tight green clothes; he had a broad pale face with staring eyes, and there was a thin fringe of grey whisker under his chin then the match went out. "It's a Leprecaun," said the sergeant. The men were silent for a full couple of minutes-at last Shawn spoke. "Do you tell me so?" said he in a musing voice; "that's a queer miracle altogether."
"Did you ever play Jackstones?" said the Leprecaun. "No, sir," replied Seumas. "I'll teach you how to play Jackstones," said the Leprecaun, and he picked up some pine cones and taught the children that game. "Did you ever play Ball in the Decker?" "No, sir," said Seumas. "Did you ever play 'I can make a nail with my ree-roraddy-O, I can make a nail with my ree-ro-ray'?" "No, sir," replied Seumas.
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