A human can keep the leprechauns gold if they answer the leprechauns three riddles.
Leprechauns hide so we don't steal their gold or their luck.
Nobody has ever been clever enough to keep what they have found.
they are fake people who like gold
Legend has it Leprechauns hide their pot of gold at the end of rainbows.
In the stories, leprechauns protect their gold. However leprechauns are just in folk tales, they are not real.
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Leprechauns carry pots of gold with them.
Because gold is considered good luck to the peopole of Ireland. We Irish folk believe that it helps people and brings good fortune.
Take the Leprechauns hat (which is his most valuble item) and he'll beg for it back. Don't give it back to him and say give me your gold and I will give you your hat. He will give you his gold and you will have to give him his hat!
Leprechauns work as shoe cobblers for fairies and are paid with gold. The amount of gold leprechauns have depend two things: How good of a shoe cobbler it is and how many shoe it has mended.Hope this helps.
A common folk tale about leprechauns is that they keep a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Another folk tale is that they are solitary creatures that enjoys playing practical jokes.