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Leprechauns are often stereotyped, misunderstood-especially in the United States-and even maligned, as in a series of 1990s horror films in which the leprechaun is a malevolent little beastie.
Leprechauns have been used to sell cereal (Lucky Charms) and as mascots for sports teams (the Boston Celtics). They have been portrayed as pyromaniacs (in an episode of The Simpsons), and their musical taste has been impugned-sentimental Irish music is called Leprechaun Music. And, of course, it is common knowledge that leprechauns have a pot of gold.
How does all of all of this "leprechaun lore" stack up to the leprechaun's real place in Irish mythology? As with most fantasy figures, leprechauns have evolved over the years, and the most romantic aspects of their legend has stuck.
A commonly accepted image of a leprechaun is of a small, old man with a red beard and wearing a top hat. He is often intoxicated, but never so drunk that he can't ply his trade as a shoemaker or a tinker. The first sign that a leprechaun is near usually is the tapping of his hammer.
It's unclear where the name "leprechaun" comes from. It may be from leath bhrogan, Irish for shoemaker, or it may derive from the Irish word luacharma'n for pygmy.
Leprechauns have not been around that long. They rarely are spoken of in folk tales, those stories that usually concern a human hero and are given a more formal telling. Leprechaun tales usually are told casually by locals and contain local names and scenery.
Only since the early 20th Century have leprechauns been depicted as wearing emerald green; the first leprechauns wore red, and their physical appearance varied depending on where in Ireland they lived.
Unlike the malicious creature in the Leprechaun films, leprechauns like solitude and usually avoid human habitations, although some have adopted human families and have even followed them abroad.
In general, though, leprechauns don't have much use for humans, whom they consider foolish and greedy.
Leprechauns are cunning, mischievous and sometimes cranky, but they generally don't harm people. They have a "gift for gab" and could be the life of the party, if you could get them to attend human parties.
Leprechauns do have a treasure, left by the Vikings when they plundered Ireland in the eighth and ninth Centuries A.D. , which they bury in crocks of gold.
Because leprechauns are honest, if you capture one, he must tell you where he's hidden his gold, but beware of his tricks. You can hold a leprechaun in place with your eyes, but if you glance away, he will vanish.
Each leprechaun carries two leather pouches, one containing a silver coin and the other a gold coin, to bribe captors to set him free. But both coins are bewitched; once the leprechaun has paid his ransom and gained his freedom, the silver returns to his purse, and the gold turns to leaves or ashes.
David Kubicek received a B.A. with Distinction in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. As a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his work has been published in many periodicals, including Space and Time, National Lampoon, and The Writer's Journal, and he was a writer for the Midlands Business Journal for nine years. His books include The Pelican in the Desert and Other Stories of the Family Farm, October Dreams: A Harvest of Horror, and the Cliffs Notes for Willa Cather's My Antonia. David lives with his wife Cheryl, son Sean, two dogs and a cat in Lincoln, Nebraska. Visit his Website at http://www.davidkubicek.com.
Cat Urine: Your Newest Living Room Accessory
Cat urine. What a lovely addition to your carpeting!
There are two basic reasons why your brand new carpet has been graced with parfum de cat urine:
1) Your cat is trying to tell you he has a medical issue that's causing him pain; or 2) your cat is marking. The first is physiological and the second is
behavioral. Cat urine can be deposited on vertical or horizontal surfaces.
Possible Medical Problems Behind Cat Urine
Oftentimes your will squat or spray cat urine practically right in front of you because he's trying to tell you that something's wrong.
Medical reasons why cats deposit cat urine on walls or floors include:
Urinary tract infection. This is the most common ailment.
Clogged anal glands
Dogs aren't the only ones with anal glands! (Just be glad that humans don't have them, and that we don't have to get to know one another by sniffing each other's rear end!) Your cat's anal glands may become plugged over time, and he may need them expressed at the vet's. You don't want to be in the same room when it happens.
Both ailments require a trip to the vet (your cat's very favorite pastime) and quite possibly antibiotics.
Cat Urine Marking Behaviors
Leaving cat urine on the carpet or walls is not Tuffy's way of misbehaving, being spiteful, or exhibiting jealousy. Here are the real reasons:
Not being spayed or neutered
If you have several cats and some of them aren't fixed, those who are fixed may spray cat urine in response to those who aren't. Also, Prissy Miss is just as likely to spray cat urine as Mr. Boy is.
Conflicts with other cats in the home
A cat may spray cat urine to establish dominance. The flip side of this cat urine coin is that the cat who is bullied may spray cat urine as a way to alleviate his anxiety. He may even be simply relieving his bladder if the dominant cat is aggressively defending the litter box as his own territory!
Encounters with outdoor animals
If your cat has encountered another cat while venturing outdoors, he may instinctively mark his indoor territory with cat urine when comes back in. Even if your cat never ventures outdoors, just seeing another cat near your home can trigger him to mark you hallways with cat urine.
New objects in the environment
When Tuffy graces your new boyfriend's shoes with his cat urine, he's not trying to tell you that this fellow doesn't pass cat-standards, he's simply marking some more territory. This is especially true if your new guy's shoes smell like another animal.
It's important to note that punishing cat urine marking behavior is ineffective, even if you do it immediately following the incident. Your cat will be extremely
confused, because he's simply trying to relieve pain or engage in perfectly natural instinctive behaviors.
About the Author
Kate Rieger's ultimate dream is to provide a national $10 cat sterilization
program. In the mean time, she works at it one cat at a time. Drop by and pick
up a free copy of her report
'111 Things You Don't
Know That Could Harm Your Cat' at
http://www.coolest-cat-care.com/newsletter.html
What does my cat spend her money on?
I have just been into the bedroom and started to clean my cat's bed out. I removed the cushion and lo and behold I found a nice shiny £1 coin!
It seems that my kitty is saving money for something. What do you suppose it could be?
My cat was saving money awhile back too. I don't really want to get in to the details...But, it turned out that my cat was up to some pretty shady stuff! I called the cops on her, but the cops didn't care at all, interestingly! Turned out she was paying off the cops...The cops, the Mayor, who knows how far up this thing goes? I would keep a close watch on her if I were you...
In & Around Roxbury Township and Mount Arlington
THURSDAY, July 15 The ninth annual Children’s Fair will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at 18 Forest Drive in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township. Featuring games, snacks and the chance to win prizes like candy, a 25 cent donation per game is requested. All of the money will be donated to the Roxbury Social Services Department for children’s back to school sneakers. The rain date is Friday, July ...
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