fables folktales · Ages 3-5

The Magic Porridge Pot Will Not Stop

A pot cooks porridge until the right stopping words are remembered, and everyone learns to listen carefully.

The whole story

1. At sunrise, Mina stirred an empty pot beside the kitchen window.

2. A puff of golden steam rose, and warm porridge filled the pot.

3. Mina filled a bowl for breakfast, and her little cat came close.

4. The pot kept cooking, and porridge rose above its rim.

5. Mina called, “Stop, pot!” but the porridge kept spreading.

6. Mina lifted the lid, but the bubbling pot did not stop.

7. Grandmother arrived and asked, “What words did the pot hear?”

8. Mina listened closely while Grandmother spoke slowly and clearly.

9. “When you want it to stop, say, ‘Cook, cook, stop.’”

10. Mina took a quiet breath and listened to every word.

11. Mina said, “Cook, cook, stop,” and the magic pot became still.

12. They ate warm porridge together and listened carefully for every word.

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