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The Magic Pot

Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village. He had few acres of land. One hot
afternoon, the poor farmer was digging his field. All of a sudden, his spade hit something.
Then he continued his digging. “It is a big metal pot," said Gopi. It was big enough to boil
rice for more than hundred people. “It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig deeper.
May be I will find something else," thought Gopi. He continued to dig.

After he had dug for a long time, Gopi felt tired. “It is of no use. There is nothing in
this field" he thought. Then at once, he threw the spade into the pot in frustration and sat
under a tree to take rest for a while. After a while, when he got up to leave, he could not
believe his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. “This is a magical pot. I will put
this mango inside the pot and see what happens," Gopi thought. Then Gopi put a mango into
the pot. To his astonishment, he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. Gopi carried the pot
to his home and kept in a secret place so that no one would become aware of it.

After that, he put many things in that and everything became hundred folds. With that
pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot and its whereabouts. The King
was curious to know about it and he was a greedy King. “I want to find out the secret of the
magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be in the King treasury," the King thought. Then at
once, the King ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot. When the magic pot was
brought to the King’s chamber, he did not know what to do. The King thought, “Let me see
what is there inside this pot which makes this pot so magical?" He peered inside.

Inadvertently, he slipped and fell inside the pot. When he climbed out of the magic
pot, he was shocked to find that there were one hundred Kings. All the kings then started to
climb the throne. They fought among themselves and died. The magic pot lay in the King’s
treasury. “The foolish King took away the magic pot from me out of curiosity and eventually
he died. This magic pot has killed the King himself," said the farmer and he to be safe left the
magic pot at the treasury of the King itself.
Source: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Magic-Pot.html
 Analysis Elements of Prose
1. Plot
From the text we can conclude that the plot is flash forward, because there are:
- Introduction: Paragraph 1, line 1.
Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village. He had few acres of land.
- Incentive moments: Paragraph 2, line 4.
There were one hundred spades in the pot. “This is a magical pot. I will put this
mango inside the pot and see what happens," Gopi thought.
- Rising action: Paragraph 3, line 2&3
The King came to know of the pot and its whereabouts. The King was curious to
know about it and he was a greedy King.
- Climax: Paragraph 4, line 1&2
When he climbed out of the magic pot, he was shocked to find that there were one
hundred Kings.
- Falling action: Paragraph 4, line 3
They fought among themselves and died.
- Resolution: Paragraph 4, line 5&6
This magic pot has killed the King himself," said the farmer and he to be safe left
the magic pot at the treasury of the King itself.

2. Characters- Character- Characterization

- Gopi: Paragraph 1, line 4&5

 Hard worker (I will dig deeper. May be I will find something else," thought
Gopi. He continued to dig.)
 Protagonist (If he’s not there, then the story will not work)
 Main character (He has important role in the story. Gopi is mostly mentioned in
the story.)
- The King : Paragraph 2, line 3
 Greedy (The King was curious to know about it and he was a greedy King.)
 Antagonist (The King against main character)
 Supporting character ( The King completing the main character so the story can
work.)
3. Style and Diction
- Style
 In writing the text, the style used by the author is writing with an explanation, for
example it is used to write introduction or describing characters.
Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village. He had few acres of land.
 The second, the author uses dialogue or direct speech in his or her writing to animate
the characters.
“It is of no use. There is nothing in this field" he thought.
 The author uses the past tense because this text is a narrative text.
After he had dug for a long time, Gopi felt tired.

- Diction
Because the text is a folklore, the language or diction use simple words and easy to
understand. Although the text is intended for the public, but the most dominant is
intended for children

4. Point of view
- The point of view used in the story is all-knowing third person. Because third
person point of view uses pronouns like “he,” “she,” “it,” “they,” or a name. For
example, in the text is written,
After he had dug for a long time, Gopi felt tired. “It is of no use. There is nothing in
this field" he thought.
- The writer also knows the story in detail from the text
The King was curious to know about it and he was a greedy King.

5. Moral value
Don't be a greedy person. Because greed will harm yourself and even others.

6. Mood, Tone, Atmosphere

- Mood : when reading the text, the reader can feel curious when Gopi find a magic
pot ; furious with the king's very greedy behavior; and surprised by the fate that the
king received.
- Tone : The author is successful in making a story because it is very interesting and
the readers can feel what is happening in the story or the message to be conveyed.
 - Atmosphere : The story is meaningful. Each part of the story provides us with
learning from problems that we usually find in society.
7. Settings
- Place : In a village. (Paragraph 1, line 1)
Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village.
- Time : Summer. (Paragraph 1, line 1&2)
One hot afternoon, the poor farmer was digging his field.
- Situation : Government under a greedy king. (Paragraph 3, line 3)
The King was curious to know about it and he was a greedy King.
8. Theme
Greed : The story tells about the death of a king because of his greed.