My older students were given a few different prompts right around St. Patrick's Day.
If you had all the luck in the world, what would you do? You can't get hurt, you can't get in trouble, and you can't lose. What would your day look like?
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Tell a story about a leprechaun's day on March 17th. Have a clear beginning, middle, and end, and describe what happens vividly!
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Write a St. Patrick's Day story from the perspective of a leprechaun!
Enjoy these stories from across the grades.
My Very Lucky Day, by Pauline (4th grade)
One Sunday on St. Patrick’s day, I woke up and found a four leaf clover on the edge of my shelf. I picked it up, and wondered, “Is this a fake one?” But then something happened that never would have happened on any ordinary day. I put down the clover on my drawer and went down to breakfast, and instead of seeing healthy Cheerios, there were Froot Loops on the table.
I wondered if this was some sort of trick, but then I remembered the four leaf clover that was lying on my drawer. I picked it up and thought that it was really real after all. My mom called me down for breakfast, and I got to eat the delicious Froot Loops that I had only had once in my life.
Then, my mom said that she would drive me to my friend Ellie’s house. Then another friend of mine named Lola came! I had never felt so lucky.
Things just got better soon! After we played hide and seek, catch-the-sheep, tag, find-the-duck, and ate snacks, her parents bought us tickets to Great America. While we were there, we got to go on all the rides that we love, and we even got to eat dippin’ dots! It was a really yummy type of ice cream.
After we got exhausted and went home, I got to play Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Nintendo Switch with my dad. After about 30 minutes of playing, I ate pizza, salad, and coke! I played board games with my parents and won every time, and then in the middle of the 5th game, my dad’s phone rang. He went out of the room to answer it. When he came back, he was beaming. He told us that he got a promotion at work and that we now had a few billion dollars! As a celebration, he let me invite Ela over for a sleepover and let us stay up late playing with each other.
The next morning, I woke up and went downstairs, expecting Froot Loops again. But then I realized that the four leaf clover was gone. And there was my bowl of Cheerios!
Saint Patrick’s Day, by Ela (4th grade)
This was my luckiest day ever! You probably want to know how this happened….
On a hot summer day, On Saint Patrick’s Day, in a patch of shade, and in the morning, I was picking clovers to make a garland. Suddenly, I saw a FOUR LEAF clover! In great excitement, I rushed home, and placed my clover safely in the middle of my desk. I just realized I was really hungry, so I went for breakfast. I was surprised to see pancakes and a banana smoothie instead of my usual oatmeal.
I was suspicious and very surprised at why this had happened, but I suddenly remembered that I found a four - leaf clover. Extremely hungry, I ate the delicious breakfast rapidly. It was the best breakfast ever!
Next, my mom drove me over to my best friend Pauline’s home. I played with her for 2 hours! We played on her Nintendo Switch, hide - and - seek, tag, and lots of other fantastic, fun games! We also ate snacks and drinks. Halfway through us playing, my other friend, Elizabeth, came over! I was having the best time.
Then, my dad told me he had created a new and useful device named a Time - a - Tron! Everyone was amazed by his genius, and his boss promoted him to the highest level, and gave him 3 million dollars! We were rich!
This was just the start! After my play date, I was wishing I could see my cousin, and suddenly, free tickets to go on a plane to Arizona flew in the window of our car, and Arizona is where my cousin lives! I LOVE visiting my cousin, he’s very fun to play with and be around, and he’s kind. We had an AWESOME time there! We teased his little sister, had parties, went to arcades, and ate lots of ice cream and sweets!
Next, very tired, we flew back, and I got to watch 3 hours of TV!! I watched my favorite show, which is anime. Then, I had a nice, cozy dinner with my parents, and we had some of my favorite foods, which were sushi, salmon with teriyaki sauce and sticky rice, pizza, boba, and to top it all off, dessert! For dessert we had some Indian desserts and sweets, cake, flan, warm, soft, sugary churros, and many more!
Finally, tired out, I cuddled up in my warm, cozy bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, I woke up full of excitement, remembering yesterday. But, to my sadness and shock, I went to breakfast to find my usual, bland, boring oatmeal waiting for me. Suddenly, I remembered that all this had happened because of the four leaf clover. I rushed to my room to see if my four leaf clover was okay. The four leaf clover was GONE! I was stunned!
By then, I realized my luck lasted for only one day. I was extremely sad. But, oh well, it was nice when it lasted. Though, I wish it would happen again.
Do you think it will?
Bad Luck by Chloe (5th grade)
Everyone knows that leprechauns love pranking people, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. But this year, the leprechaun company recruited a new worker, Bob. This year a poor little girl will have to deal with Bob’s-annoying tricks and pranks.
Anya is peacefully sleeping on March 16, but at midnight the cute little new leprechaun, Bob starts his pranking off with a big bang. When Anya wakes up she slowly makes her way to the restroom, and when she looks in the mirror she screams, “AHHH, I’m GREEN!” Anya quickly turns on the faucet and tries to rinse it off, but even with all the soap and scrubbing, it doesn't come off!
After she puts on tons of scarves and ski masks, she starts to walk down the stairs. But the stairs had mouse traps on each step!
When she finally gets to the kitchen, she opens the cereal and sees snakes! She screams, but quickly realizes that they are just fake and rubber.
As Anya is walking to school, she sees a pretty little butter-yellow colored bird flying in the sky. Just a few moments later, that same pretty little bird poops and it lands on her hair!
At school, Anya quickly runs into the locker room and tries to get the bird poop off her hair, but no matter what she did it wouldn't come off!
It’s English class, and Anya is getting bored out of her mind! Before she falls asleep, she asks the teacher if she can use the restroom. The teacher, mrs. L, approves and as she stands up, and stands up, and stands up………. SHE IS STUCK TO THE CHAIR! The entire class stares as she tries and tries, again and again to get up. But she just couldn’t pull herself away from the chair. Eventually, Mrs. L calls the janitor, and he doesn't seem incredibly happy to pull a little girl off her chair.
When the Janitor finally pulls her off the chair with a screwdriver, Anya starts walking back home. On the way home she was SUPER paranoid. But nothing happens. At dinner, Anya is scared out of her mind! But nothing happens..
But right as she starts to make herself comfortable in bed, she hears a small noise from the floor. “Helloooooo! Down here!!” Anya looks down and sees a little green leprechaun. She is about to start screaming at the little green leprechaun, but once she sees the HUGE pot of gold behind him she becomes quiet. “Hi Anya. I am here to congratulate you for being such a good sport with a pot of gold,” says the leprechaun. Anya replies. “Thank you so much.” But the leprechaun was gone, and when Anya gets a closer look at her new fortune, she realizes it’s FAKE!
A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun, by Sara (6th grade)
I wake up to buttery sunlight spilling through my window, covering my small room in a feeling that seems to melt across my sheets. My alarm clock buzzes and jumps as it repeats over and over.
"Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!" in a voice of my annoying little sister Saoirse.
I rub my eyes as they adjust to the blinding light. Suddenly, my younger brother Cillian comes sprinting into my room and leaps onto my shamrock decorated blankets.
"Rowan! Get out of bed! Don't you know what day it is? It's Saint Patrick's Day!"
My mind immediately wakes up from its sleep as I remember today is the day I have been preparing for for the past eight years! Today is the day that will make history as my first day of being a leprechaun on Saint Patrick's Day.
"Thanks for reminding me, buddy," I say to Cillian as I scoop him off of my bed and on to the ground.
Sorry. I may have been going too fast. First things first: I am a leprechaun. Well, almost. Each year, ten 12-year olds get chosen to be a leprechaun on this special day. Thankfully, I got chosen! Since I was four, I have been training for this day. Today I will be going through traps, pinching people, utting coins at the end of the rainbow, eating some delicious food in Ireland for dinner, and then coming home.
I start off my day by skipping to the kitchen, reaching into the cabinet, and pulling out... Honey Nut Cheerios! Everyone says we like Lucky Charms, but all leprechauns agree they taste like cardboard. I walk over to the fridge and grab the orange juice to put on my cereal. I know it sounds gross, but it is actually amazing.
After finishing my breakfast, I go back to my room and put on my traditional leprechaun outfit. As I reach to get my hat, I see a piece of paper with a checklist. The first point on the list is going through traps. From my years of school, I know that the traps people make are as easy as pie.
As I get ready to leave, I sprinkle some Lucky Charm dust on myself (even though it is gross), so I can fly. When I reach the first house, I go inside to see a tiny little cardboard box with a slide. How pathetic! After I jig through that trap, I reach my second house, which is basically teh same situation. Through the rest of the morming, I go through traps. Then, on my last one, I see a whole room filled with advanced technology. Must have been some engineer who made that one.
Finally after practically walking through traps, I pull out my piece of paper to check off the first task. My eyes scroll down the list to see the second task: Pinch people.
Using the dust, I fly all the way to New York City, where there are surely people not wearing green. As soon as I arrive in the huge city, I glide through the air, pinching everyone I see NOT wearing green.
After hours of pinching people, I take out my list to check off the second task. When I look down, I see that the next job is to put gold at the end of the rainbow. From my lessons at school, I know that the best place to get gold is in New York City, so I make a quick stop at a couple places to collect some gold. Along the way, water starts drizzling from the clouds, soaking me and everyone else. Just as I'm about to go to another place to find a rainbow, the sun starts peeking through the clouds, forming a large semi-circle of colors.
"Yaaaayy!" I exclaim, excited that the rainbow is so close.
With my gold, I leap onto the rainbow and slide down until I fly off at the end. With my gold, I reach the bottom and gently place the sparkly, precious metal at the tip.
"Third task done!" I say out loud, checking off the third box.
As I look at the sky, hues of orange, pink, red, yellow, and purple come together, forming a perfect sunset.
Next on my list reads: Eat a delicious dinner in Ireland.
"OK!" I announce, and fly to my favorite restaurant, called "Chapter One." After gobbling down my apple tart, my stomach is full and I pull out mu list to check off task number four. Last on the list says to go back home.
When I arrive home, the sun has already fallen asleep, and the moon has woken up.
After getting in my shamrock pajamas on, I hope into bed thinking about the amazing day I had. After going through the events in my head, I realize I will lose my magic tonight and have to go back to school tomorrow. Awwww, man!!
