Story 2 - Siva and the Leprechaun McWoozy Sprinkles

This is one of the story I submitted in one of the online contest conducted in Hogwarts extreme website long back. It is completely my imagination of myself meeting a Leprechaun. Hope you all know about Leprechauns, if not, get to know them more from Google search results or from Wikipedia. Okay, time to meet the little guy.

Siva and the Leprechaun McWoozy Sprinkles

At the end of the rainbow, Siva spotted the little old man wearing a funny green old coat and hat.

Siva: “Hello sir, what a pleasant surprise to meet you ? I know who you are !”

While mending the shoes, the little man stared at Siva with a suspicious glance.

Leprechaun: “You know nothing. Get away from here kid.”

Siva: “Gorgeous, that’s a wonderful outfit you’re wearing. May I know your name, sir?”

Leprechaun: “This is none of your business. You are wasting my time already.”

Siva: “Amazing. Your hard working hands are so fast to mend those shoes. They look beautiful and marvelous.”

The old man just stopped his task for a moment and stared at Siva again. But this time, the dull expression on his face has become lighter. It seemed that no one has ever appreciated the hard work of this experienced little master.

Leprechaun:”Who are you kid? And why are you here ?”

Siva: “Now that is the question I expected from you, sir. My name is Siva and I am a student from Hogwarts. I was just watching over this stunning rainbow and I met over you here.”

Leprechaun: “Sprinkles, my name is McWoozy Sprinkles. Please call me Sprinkles. ”

Siva: “Sure, you really deserve respect and pride sir, sorry Sprinkles.”

Sprinkles: “I don't need anybody to shower compliments on me. I hate that.”

Siva: ”Oh, is that so ? Then what are the things you love or like then?”

Sprinkles: “I always love to be alone, doing my tasks alone, hiding from humans.”

Siva: “Blimey, that would be really boring.. Won’t you feel suffocated Sprinkles?”

Sprinkles: “No, this is the way I am. I like what I am doing. No one to interfere my freedom”

Siva: “I wonder how will you lose your freedom by talking to people, making some friends or helping others. So whom do you make those shoes for?”

Sprinkles: “They are not made for humans. They are created for fairies, angels, elves and other magical beings which you may not know. I doubt you are stealing away my time again, Siva!”

Siva: “Not at all. May I know what you are hiding behind, Sprinkles?”

Sprinkles: “Errr. I am afraid, I can’t reveal it to you. Would you please leave?”

Siva: “I know what you are hiding. If you have a pure heart and soul, you will be bold enough to show that to me. And I promise you, I am not going to steal it away and run.”

After a moment of deep thought, Sprinkles showed the hidden thing to Siva. Oh my goodness, it is a POT OF GOLD.

Sprinkles: “I proved that I have a pure heart and soul, now what ?”

Hiding his smile, Siva planned his next move to get the millions of gold from Sprinkles.

Siva: “Yes indeed, you have a brave heart at this age of yours. I agree. But what about your brain? Can it accept challenges or think an answer to a simple riddle?”

Sprinkles: “Well, kid. Try me with any challenge or riddle of yours.”

Siva: “But do you have a courteous or generous mind to give away that POT OF GOLD to me, if you fail to answer the riddle?”

Sprinkles: “Generous. Yes I am. Don’t you think it as generous to dedicate my entire life to make and mend shoes for the welfare of others. What will I get, if I win the challenge?”

Siva: “I can give you my entire earnings I have got in Gringotts which is more valuable than the gold you have got here. You can mark my word, hope you know some goblin friends from the bank.”

But the fact was Siva had got only that much galleons in Gringotts which he can count in seconds.

Sprinkles: “Ok deal. Waste no more time. Throw me your riddle.”

Siva: “I wear a colored hat mostly black or brown or red. At dark times, you may need me to help you. But if you strike me, I turn to dust.  Who am I?”

McWoozy Sprinkles repeated the words from the riddle, muttering to himself as though he would take a lifetime to answer it.

Sprinkles: “Can I have 3 attempts to answer it, considering my seniority?”

Siva: “Oh yeah, little master. But if you fail at the 3rd answer, you fail the challenge.”

Sprinkles: “This guy wears a hat , Is it a HOUSE-ELF?”

Siva: “Nope, they don’t turn into dust if struck, do they?”

Sprinkles: “Hmm. Is it a VAMPIRE?”

Siva: “Wrong answer. Did they help you in dark times? Interesting...”

Sprinkles: “Ok. well is it a WIZARD?”

Siva: “Missed all your chances, Sorry Sprinkles. You fail the challenge. Ready to give that POT OF GOLD to me?”

McWoozy Sprinkles looked worried and tiresome. He gave the gold to Siva half-heartedly and asked the answer to the riddle.

Siva: “I wonder how would you make fire now a days, not by rubbing two stones ?”

Sprinkles: “Err.. Is it a MATCHSTICK?”

Siva: “Too late.. Sprinkles. Yep, that is the answer and thanks for the gold.”

Sprinkles: “Don’t tell anybody the secret from where you got the gold, if you do, it will vanish!”

By the time Siva blinked his eyes, McWoozy Sprinkles was gone.

THE END

Story, Screenplay, Dialogue by Siva.

P.S: Direction can be done if some one is willing to act as a Leprechaun ;)