John Rafferty

The Greedy King and the Leprechaun John Rafferty

This short, Irish Fairytale is about a greedy, young king who has just inherited his father's throne. He is so greedy that he orders his men to go out and take from the people all the gold and treasure they can find. The King's greed knows no bounds and eventually he is compelled to go in search of a magical creature that lives in the Dark Forest, rumored to have a pot of the most beautiful gold all to himself....... John Rafferty is a lawyer in Dallas, Texas. Originally from County Tyrone in Ireland, this fairytale was a bedtime story he made up (over countless renditions) for his daughter Kaylin. She liked it so much that he decided to make it into a book for other children to enjoy. This is a great nighttime story for young kids and is also ideal for beginning and intermediate readers.