This story is about hungry Hannah, and old woman, a greedy boy, a magic pot and a lot of porridge. Hannah never had enough to eat. One day Hannah found some honey in the forest. Then she saw an old woman. The woman was carrying an empty pot. When the woman said the magic words, hot porridge filled the pot. Hannah and the woman ate a delicious meal of porridge and honey. Hannah got the pot from the woman.
From then on, Hannah always had plenty to eat. She had porridge for breakfast, porridge for lunch and porridge for dinner. One evening, a greedy boy smelled the porridge. He followed his nose to Hannah’s cottage. He saw the pot start to fill with porridge, but he did not see it stop.
When Hannah went to bed, he stole the pot and ran home. He could not wait to say the magic words. Steaming porridge filled the pot. Porridge dripped over the sides. Porridge poured onto the floor. He doesn’t know how to stop the pot. Porridge filled the room. The pot didn’t stop. In her bed, Hannah sniffed. She ran away. Porridge was pouring down the street. Hannah shouted the magic words. And at last, the pot stopped. She got her pot back, and no one ever stole it again.
Gordon, M. (2008). The Magic Porridge Pot. America: Usborne Publishing Ltd..
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