Little Man of Disneyland is a book in the Little Golden Books series.
Summary[]
Patrick Begorra is a leprechaun who lives in a tiny house at the bottom of an Anaheim orange tree. One day Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy walk around in the grove. After a minor altercation between Patrick and Donald, Mickey explains who they are and that they need to remove trees to start building.
Patrick asks what are they going to build. "A wonderful place called Disneyland" says Mickey, "with all sorts of marvelous things …a rocket trip to the moon, a magic pirate ship that can really fly…" Patrick doesn't believe them.
The friends take the little man on a helicopter ride back to the Disney Studio to see the Disneyland blueprints, drawings, and concept paintings (all based on actual Disneyland art). Patrick agrees to let them build the Park as long as he can live there in a new house. Mickey offers to build him a house but Patrick refuses; he wants to find his own place out of sight and hidden away. Once Disneyland is almost complete, during the night Patrick moves into the secret spot he's picked for his home.
Gallery[]
