Larry The Leprechaun And The Crystal Clean Kitchen
Larry the Leprechaun journeys to find his treasure, and believes that it is in someone’s kitchen! Larry had run away from home because all of the other leprechauns make fun of him for being so clumsy. He thought that if he found gold he could prove himself and everyone would like him. He was also very poor, and was sick of wearing secondhand clothes. Larry is very careful, though. He might be clumsy, but Larry is definitely not stupid. At least, not after six years of leprechaun school. Larry makes sure to avoid the security cameras in the kitchen. He jumps through the window and into the kitchen sink. Playing hopscotch so much has finally paid off! His foot gets caught in the window and his shoe falls off. He knew that his shoes were too big, but he remembered that those were the smallest size at the secondhand store. After that, he gets into all sorts of trouble. Falling into flour bowls, knocking over boxes of waffles, and getting caught in a shower of raining knives is just the beginning! To make matters worse, he is in the kitchen the same time someone was baking cupcakes! Apparently, humans are not as neat as leprechauns are because all of the baking materials are left out in the kitchen. Larry goes for an unplanned swim in the cupcake batter. He didn't even bring his bathing suit! And the batter’s food coloring doesn’t help either. Now,he is bright green! Soaking wet, Larry runs over to a towel to dry off, but only turns it green and his clothes remain green.(The towel is actually a white sweater that is in the kitchen because it has to be brought to the dry cleaners.) He thinks he sees his friend Joe across the counter, so he goes toward him to see if he could help him. Larry missed Joe so much, even though just yesterday, Joe had made fun of his clumsiness. Larry needed help, though, he had no idea how to get out of this crazy place. But it wasn’t Joe. It is just the family’s Lucky Charms cereal, though Larry does not know it. Larry tries to hug the cereal box because he thinks a hug will make Joe feel better, and makes all of the cereal spill all over him and the counter. It takes some time for Larry to realize that the marshmallows are not immobilized baby leprechauns, and then he keeps walking. He sees a big tub and thinks that it contains water. It seemed like the perfect way to wash off the food coloring. Larry climbs onto the edge and leaps in. But he can’t swim very well and then realizes that the water is white and chunky. It seems that he is in a can of frosting! Larry realizes that he probably should’ve read the label on the can, and can’t remember ever seeing a tub of water with a wrapper that has a picture of frosting on it in his life. He struggles to get out of the can and rushes over to the stove. He almost slips off of the counter and luckily, and found a foothold. It was a red knob, and it spun as he scrambled back onto the counter. It made the stove start and Larry the leprechaun set on fire! He started running around and soon enough, he makes the kitchen a mess! Larry was not always great at cleaning things and it didn't help that the kitchen was huge, so it was not easy for him to get around to clean up. Finding the door again, Larry scurries away. There was DEFINITELY not treasure here. Realizing that this treasure hunt was probably more than he bargained for, Larry runs home, getting lost only a few times on the way, which was a major accomplishment. And just in time too! Larry faintly heard the slam of a car door and a woman screaming as Mrs. Smith was undoubtedly arriving home to see her kitchen looking like it had just survived World War III.