LOGLINE:
An
Irish Faerie teaches a pig, a goat, and Leprechaun Elves that luck simply isn’t
enough to get you by—you also need faith, hope, and love.
PITCH:
Long ago in Shamrocks lived the pig
Mr. Hancocks, his friend Basil the goat, and the Leprechaun Elves, all thinking
they know the best way to be, whether by faith, luck, or greed. When Mr.
Hancocks doubts Basil’s “luck,” the goat challenges him to fly and prove that
“faith” works better. An Irish Faerie tells a tiny
Leprechaun the true secret of the Shamrock is that the three leaves are faith,
hope, and love—a blessing rather than a magic charm. Meanwhile, Mr. Hancocks
isn’t doing a very good job of learning to fly, Basil continues selling fool’s
gold to the Elves, and they turn around and sell it to the highest bidder. Then, Basil brings Mr. Hancocks
wheelbarrows full of clover and tells him the Faerie’s words, so Mr. Hancocks
gobbles up the Shamrocks and soars into the sky. Basil stops selling fool’s
gold and sells Shamrocks instead, and the Faeries’ wisdom of faith, hope, and
love is shared with all.
SYNOPSIS:
Long ago in a land called Shamrocks lives a pink pig Mr.
Hancocks and his closest friend Basil, a goat that sells fool’s gold near the
end of the rainbow where luck and faith blend. Then there are Leprechaun Elves
who eat three-leaf clovers four times a day, insisting it makes them lucky. Mr.
Hancocks thinks clover tastes horrible, is unsure about “luck” and prefers
faith. Basil the Goat who wears one Leprechaun shoe, believes in luck, especially
in a sticky situation. Mr. Hancocks the Pig makes fun of anyone who believes in
lucky numbers. Insulted, Basil challenges the pig to grow wings, since all
kinds of outrageous things will happen by faith when pigs fly. Of course, the
only way pigs will fly is if there is enough luck to reach the sky. But Mr.
Hancocks tells Basil that he can definitely fly and higher than him.
The Elves visit Basil’s shop to buy fool’s gold then re-sell
it to the highest bidder. As the Elves dance around acting like hooligans, one
tiny Leprechaun tells Basil the story he heard from a Faerie that the three
little leaves on the Shamrock are faith, hope, and love. They’re not a lucky
charm but a blessing, which is why they taste so good. Instead of being magic,
the Shamrocks provide faith to believe, hope to achieve, and love that covers
over much wrong. Since the Elves thought they’d found luck, they forgot about
love in order to make money.
Meanwhile Mr. Hancocks imagines flying from the rafters in
the barn, but falters on the beams as he remembers the ground is farther than
it seems, and he might soon be bacon. He realizes he needs wings more than he
thought. When the Elves try to sell him fool’s gold for “luck,” he scolds them
fourfold. Just when Mr. Hancocks is about to give up on flying, Basil stops by
with wheelbarrows full of clover and a measuring cup. He tells Mr. Hancocks
that if he eats two cups of the clover a day, then he will be able to fly away.
The pig tells the goat that he needs more than luck or chance, and he is
perplexed why “faith” has not been enough to fly.
Basil explains to Mr. Hancocks that luck and faith are second
fiddle to love with hope. The secret to the Shamrocks is not luck, but love.
Basil tells Mr. Hancocks to eat Shamrocks for dinner and lunch and then he will
be filled with love. So Mr. Hancocks gobbles up the Shamrocks, grows wings, and
soars from the highest rafter to the clouds. Eventually, Basil stops selling
fake gold to fools and instead sells Shamrocks. Mr. Hancocks becomes a famous
pig with wings. The Irish Faerie shares the wisdom of the wise, just like she
did to the tiny Leprechaun who shared her secret with Basil. She says: “Luck is
not enough, as St. Patrick would say. Faith, hope, and love—be with you ’till
the end. May the road rise up to your feet at every bend."
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
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