The Leprechaun Trap

The Leprechaun Trap

At Olivia's school, every second grader had to build a leprechaun trap. Everyone's trap was graded. Olivia got a C+ on hers. I guess I'm not a scientist, she thought.

After St. Patrick's Day, they took their traps home. Some kids put theirs in the attic. Some put theirs in the garage. Some put theirs in the trash.

Olivia put hers in the backyard. She wanted to conduct more experiments.

Each night for three nights, she set her trap with different bait. She tried green marshmallows and shamrock cookies. She tried chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil. She even tried corned beef and cabbage. Each morning she went out to check her trap.

The first night she caught a jackalope. That's no leprechaun, she thought, and let it go.