🍚✨ The Magic Porridge Pot
📜 Script
NARRATOR:
Once upon a time, a poor girl lived with her mother.
They were hungry and had no food.
NARRATOR:
One day, the girl met an old woman in the forest.
👵 OLD WOMAN:
“You are kind. Take this magic pot.”
👧 GIRL:
“Magic?”
👵 OLD WOMAN:
“Yes. Say: ‘Cook, little pot, cook!’
And it will make sweet porridge.
To stop it, say: ‘Stop, little pot, stop!’”
NARRATOR:
The girl ran home and tried it.
👧 GIRL:
“Cook, little pot, cook!”
NARRATOR:
BUBBLE! BUBBLE!
The pot filled with yummy porridge.
👩 MOTHER:
“It’s amazing!”
👧 GIRL:
“Stop, little pot, stop!”
NARRATOR:
The pot stopped.
They ate happily every day.
NARRATOR:
One day, the girl went to town.
Her mother was hungry.
She said:
👩 MOTHER:
“Cook, little pot, cook!”
The pot started bubbling…
NARRATOR:
But—she forgot the words to stop it!
The porridge rose—
over the pot,
over the table,
out the door!
NARRATOR:
Porridge filled the streets!
People climbed rooftops.
They shouted, “Help!”
NARRATOR:
The girl came back and saw the mess.
She shouted:
👧 GIRL:
“Stop, little pot, stop!”
NARRATOR:
And it did.
The village was full of porridge…
but everyone had a sweet breakfast.
NARRATOR (ending):
And from that day on,
they always remembered the magic words.
THE END.
📚 Vocabulary
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Porridge – warm, soft food made from oats
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Magic – something that does not happen in real life
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Pot – a round container for cooking
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Bubbling – the sound food makes when cooking
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Forest – a place with many trees
🗣 Useful Expressions
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“Cook, little pot, cook!” – The magic words to start the porridge
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“Stop, little pot, stop!” – The magic words to stop the porridge
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“The village was full of porridge…” – A silly and fun image of the magic going wild
❓Comprehension Questions
1. 👧 Who gave the girl the magic pot?
2. 🍲 What did the pot make?
3. 🧙 What were the magic words to stop the pot?
4. 😱 What happened when the mother forgot the words?
5. 💡 What lesson did the girl and the village learn in the end?