3. This is a
famous Irish
legend.
Ireland is an
island in the
Atlantic
Ocean.

4. A long time ago
there lived a
priest in
Ireland. His
name was
Patrick.

5. In Ireland
there lived
many
snakes, too.
People were
afraid of
snakes.

6. Patrick wanted
to help. How
could they get
rid of the
snakes?

7. He took a drum and
played it loudly –
and all the snakes
slid away. Patrick
walked all over the
island, until the last
snake was gone.

8. The people were
very happy.
They called
Patrick a saint.
Today you can't
find any snakes
in Ireland.

9. His real name was
Maewym Succat.
He was kidnapped by a
band of pirates and sold
as a slave in
Ireland, but he escaped
and became a bishop.
He used the three-leaf
shamrock to explain the
concept of Trinity.
He died on March 17th.

10. One symbol associated with
Saint Patrick’s Day is the
Shamrock. It is a three-
leaf clover.
The three leaves represent
Ireland’s magic number and
the Holy Trinity.
Shamrocks are believed to bring good
luck.

11. Leprechauns are another symbol of
Ireland and Saint Patrick’s day.
A leprechaun is very small Irish
fairy.They’re unfriendly and
mischievious.
Leprechauns spend their time looking
after their treasure: A pot of gold.
If you catch a leprechaun, he will
have to tell you where his treasure is.

12. Ireland is known as the
Emerald isle.
Many things are green
on Saint Patrick’s day:
food , clothes, drink
and even the Chicago
River!

13. There’s even green in the Irish
flag.

16. The legend of Saint Patrick and the images come from:
http://www.grundschule-englisch.de/lets_do_it/storytelling_patrick.php