You grasp his hand and introduce yourself
— and cry out as the nerves down your arm go numb!
O'Seamus bursts out laughing.
You are becoming angry, but the little man continues to shake your hand and laugh.
A laugh comes from behind you and you look round to see him floating in the air, grinning.
But you are still shaking his hand in front you ... or are you ?
In fact, you now realize you are frantically shaking hands
with a stuffed dummy which is flopping around on the end of your arm as you shake it.
You throw it to the ground — but it is stuck to your hand!
The situation is ludicrous, and you are becoming very angry.
'Just a little joke,' says the Leprechaun, who snaps his fingers.
The dummy disappears.
'Now, what can I do for you?'
Will you ask him the way onwards ?,