Leprechaun: The Best Gift

By Colin Millar MBE

This story was told for the first time by the author to campers attending summer camps during the 1980s in the United States of America. The author as a teacher always enjoyed telling the story to his pupils. The children enjoyed the story so much that he decided to put it into print. It is a magical fairy tale about leprechauns and the origins of the shamrock, pots of gold and silver birch trees. The story has a very important moral associated with it for the readers.
Long, long ago in the magical kingdom of Leprechaunia, the king of the leprechauns is getting old and needs to pass the crown to one of his sons. He loves his two sons equally but doesn’t know how to pick which son will make the best king. What is he to do? How will he chose?
The king sets each son the same challenge and the winner is to be the new king. The challenge demands the princes to bring their father the best gift in the world. How will the two sons fare in the challenge?
Follow the two princes on their adventure to find the greatest gift in the world…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Apr 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781398421424

Colin Millar MBE

Colin Millar MBE Med BSc(Hons) PGCE PQH (NI) Colin Millar was born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He has recently retired early after spending 32 years in education. During his career he has been a teacher, Special Needs Advisory Officer for his area education board, Vice Principal of a large primary school, Principal of a large special school and finally an associate school assessor for the Northern Ireland School Inspectorate. He has educated children from age 4-19 in both mainstream and special sector. He was awarded an MBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his contribution to Education.

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