The star is at the end of an arrow being held by an indian.
Tootsie roll lollipop indian star.
In most instances though it was a free lollipop.
What is the legend of the tootsie pop star.
A tootsie pop wrapper with a picture of an indian shooting an arrow at a star on it can be redeemed with tootsie roll industries for a free bag of candy.
Now consider how many tootsie rolls are created and run off the assembly lines every day.
The shooting star appears on one in every four to six wrappers.
And according to tootsie roll industries the wrapper is not that rare.
Unfortunately we do not know how this rumor started and tootsie roll industries has never actually honored this promotion.
The legend of the tootsie pop is if you find a wrapper with a star on it you would get a free tootsie roll pop.
This is the indian chief most people mention when they repeat the rumor.