The Magic

Cooking Pot

BY AISHA
 Magic
the power of apparently influencing the
course of events by using mysterious or
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 Cooking Pot

A vessel used to cook food

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 Hot Porridge

a food made by heating or boiling ground,

crushed or chopped starchy plants, typicall
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grain, in milk or water. 5
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 The Magic Cooking Pot: Short Story: A Short
Story

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A little girl lives with her mother. They have no money and they’re
very hungry.
‘Oh, Mommy!’ says the little girl. ‘I’m hungry, hungry, hungry!’
But there is no food in the house.‘Oh, I’m hungry, hungry, hungry, I
want some thing to eat!’ The little girl sits down and cries.
But look! Who’s this? It’s an old lady. An old, old lady.‘Don’t cry!’
she says.
‘I must cry,’ says the little girl. ‘I’m hungry.’‘Don’t cry,’ says the old
woman. ‘Look! You can have this.’
‘What is it?’ says the little girl.‘It’s a magic cooking pot,’ says the old
lady.

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‘Cook, little pot, cook!’ says the old lady. And the pot cooks. It
cooks good hot porridge.
‘Oh!’ says the little girl. ‘Oh! Oh! Oh!’‘Wait!’ says the old lady.
‘First the pot must stop.
’Then she says to the pot, ‘Stop, little pot, stop!’The pot stops.‘Now
you can eat,’ says the old lady.
‘It’s very good!’ says the little girl. ‘It’s tasty!’
“You can have this pot,’ says the old lady. ‘When you want to eat,
you say, “Cook, little pot, cook!” And the pot cooks. Then say,
“Stop, little pot, stop!” And you can eat the porridge.’

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Thank you!’ says the little girl.The little girl ran to
home.‘Look, Mommy! It’s a magic cooking pot!’
‘Cook, little pot, cook!’ says the little girl. And the pot
cooks nice hot porridge.‘Oh,’ says the mother. ‘Oh! Oh!
Oh!’‘Wait, Mommy!’ says the little girl. ‘Stop, little pot,
stop!’ she says. And the pot stops.“Now you can eat,’ says
the little girl.
‘It’s very good,’ says her mother. ‘It’s yummy!’

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The little girl and her mother eat porridge each and every day. They
aren’t hungry any more. They have a magic cooking pot. ‘You’re a
very good little magic cooking pot!’’ says the girl.
One day the little girl goes out. She goes out to play.‘See you later,
Mommy!’ she says. The little girl’s out for a long time.
‘l’m hungry,’ says her mommy. ‘I want some nice porridge.’‘But
what do I say?’ she says. ‘Oh yes! Cook, little pot, cook!’The pot
cooks. It cooks nice hot porridge.‘Oh good!’ says the mommy. But
she does not say, ‘Stop, little pot, stop!’So the magic cooking pot
cooks and cooks. It cooks more and more porridge.‘Oh no’ says the
mother.
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‘What do I say? Please stop, little pot! Please!’Please stop,
little pot!
But she doesn’t say the correct words. So the magic
cooking pot doesn’t stop.‘Stop! Stop!’ says the mother.
‘Stop it now!’But the pot does not stop. It makes more and
more and more porridge. “Oh no!’ says the mother.
‘Help!’ ;‘Help!’ says the mother. ‘I can’t stop this pot.’

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Two men come to help her.‘Stop it, pot!’ they say. ‘Stop it
right now!’But they don’t say the proper words. So the
magic cooking pot doesn’t stop. It makes more porridge.
More and more and more porridge.
Then the mother sees the little girl.‘Quick!’ she says. ‘Tell
this pot to stop!’‘Stop, little pot, stop!’ says the girl.And
the pot stops. At last the pot stops.
‘It’s a very good little pot,’ says the girl. ‘It does exactly
what you say. But you must say the correct words!’

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Reading Comprehension Questions:

• Who is the main character of the story?

• Why are they hungry at the beginning of the story?
• How does the little girl get the magic cooking pot?
• What are the magic words the little girl needs to
say to make the pot cook and stop?

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 Story around
the circle

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ACTIVITY:

• What do you think is the main message or lesson of the story?

• What other values or qualities do you think the little girl
demonstrated in the story? How can you cultivate those
qualities in your own life?
• Have you ever experienced a situation were using the right
words or saying the right thing was important? Can you share
that experience?
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Write a reflection on How can they apply
the lessons from this story on their own
life? Can you think of any situations were
using the right words or saying the right
thing could make a difference?

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