Deleted account rno
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This lovely wee story was related to me by a very excited garfield on his return from The Syco Meet at Shropshire. When he first told me (and being a born sceptic), I was very reluctant to believe the tale but garfield assured me that every word was true. He was so convincing that I've no reason to doubt him.
The story:
When garfield left Dalkeith early on Friday, he anticipated a long boring, lonely drive south. Just as he was about to cross the border into England, he notice a wee, fat guy dressed in emerald green and holding a Shillaleigh, hitching a lift south. Garfield slammed his brakes on, skidding to a halt beside the pint sized wee guy.
Garfield wound his window down. "Flash?" he asked, thinking that he recognised the man.
"No, I always dress like this", replied the wee man, "Ya see, I'm a Leprechaun, so I am." He jumped into the front passenger seat, obviously relieved to get out of the biting wind and sleet.
He was even more delighted to learn that garfield was going to Shropshire as this was near where the Leprechaun himself was headed. They struck up an immediate rapport.
"A Leprechaun?" asked garfield. "Is that not one of those guys who grants you three wishes?" He laughed.
"Well, that used to be the case but have you not heard? There's a recession on, to be sure, to be sure," came the reply, "You only get ONE wish nowadays" Again garfield laughed but the Leprechaun insisted that this was the case and that as gesture of goodwill for garfield picking him up, he was granting garfield any wish that he wanted.
Garfield was dubious but excited at the same time. As instructed by his small companion, garfield shut his eyes really tightly and made his secret wish. And nearly ran off the M6 into a field. He opened his eyes again just in time to correct the car.
All too soon, their journey ended and the wee Leprechaun jumped out of garfield's car and disappeared almost immediately. Garfield was astounded but kept this to himself for fear of ridicule at the Event if he told anyone.
Later on that night, garfield, remembering how the Leprechaun had instructed him to fulfill his wish, sat silently and again closed his eyes really tightly.
When he opened them, THIS happened and garfield knew that his journey south hadn't been a dream. His wish really had come true.
Amazing, eh?
The story:
When garfield left Dalkeith early on Friday, he anticipated a long boring, lonely drive south. Just as he was about to cross the border into England, he notice a wee, fat guy dressed in emerald green and holding a Shillaleigh, hitching a lift south. Garfield slammed his brakes on, skidding to a halt beside the pint sized wee guy.
Garfield wound his window down. "Flash?" he asked, thinking that he recognised the man.
"No, I always dress like this", replied the wee man, "Ya see, I'm a Leprechaun, so I am." He jumped into the front passenger seat, obviously relieved to get out of the biting wind and sleet.
He was even more delighted to learn that garfield was going to Shropshire as this was near where the Leprechaun himself was headed. They struck up an immediate rapport.
"A Leprechaun?" asked garfield. "Is that not one of those guys who grants you three wishes?" He laughed.
"Well, that used to be the case but have you not heard? There's a recession on, to be sure, to be sure," came the reply, "You only get ONE wish nowadays" Again garfield laughed but the Leprechaun insisted that this was the case and that as gesture of goodwill for garfield picking him up, he was granting garfield any wish that he wanted.
Garfield was dubious but excited at the same time. As instructed by his small companion, garfield shut his eyes really tightly and made his secret wish. And nearly ran off the M6 into a field. He opened his eyes again just in time to correct the car.
All too soon, their journey ended and the wee Leprechaun jumped out of garfield's car and disappeared almost immediately. Garfield was astounded but kept this to himself for fear of ridicule at the Event if he told anyone.
Later on that night, garfield, remembering how the Leprechaun had instructed him to fulfill his wish, sat silently and again closed his eyes really tightly.
When he opened them, THIS happened and garfield knew that his journey south hadn't been a dream. His wish really had come true.
Amazing, eh?
.....my dreams never come true.....
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