The Magic Porridge Pot
Cast of characters (11): Two Storytellers, Daisy, Maisy, Mother, four villagers, old woman and the porridge pot
Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there was a little girl called Daisy who lived with her mother in a very small house.
Storyteller 2: They were very poor and they didn’t have much to eat. One day, they were really, really, really hungry.
Mother: I am very hungry. (She rubs her tummy.)
Daisy: I know, I will go into the forest and collect some mushrooms,
(She walks into the forest by herself and start collecting the mushrooms. Suddenly, an old woman creeps up behind her).
Old Woman: What are you doing little girl?
Daisy: My mother and I are very hungry. I am looking for some mushrooms for us to eat for our tea.
Old Woman: (Hands the little girl a porridge pot). Here, take this.
Porridge Pot: Oh, dear, what is to become of me? (Starts crying).
Old Woman: I am travelling far away and I can’t take this porridge pot with me. (Old woman walks off.)
Daisy: (Looks at the crying porridge pot and shakes her head.) What am I suppose to do with you?
Porridge Pot: Well, if you are hungry just say boil pot, boil pot.
(Porridge comes out and spreads all over. This can be mimed)
Daisy: How wonderful but how do I stop the porridge flowing?
Porridge Pot: Just say, Stop Pot! Stop Pot!
Daisy: Stop Pot! Stop Pot!
(Daisy brings the pot home and shows her mother and they both eat until they are full.).
Mother: This is wonderful we should make some for the neighbours.
Daisy: Oh no we should keep this as our own secret.
Storyteller 1: One day the little girl went out playing with her friend Maisy.
Maisy: Lets go into the forest and play hide and seek.
(Maisy and Daisy skip off stage.)
Storyteller 2: Her mother was feeling hungry and she got the porridge pot to boil.
Mother : Boil Pot! Boil Pot!
(Mother eats her porridge but she want it to stop)
Mother: I am full now so Halt Pot! Halt Pot!.
Storyteller 1: The porridge pot kept boiling.
Storyteller 2: There was porridge all over the place.
(Mother jumps up on a chair.)
Mother: Don’t Pot, Don’t Pot!
Storyteller 1: The porridge spread everywhere.
Mother: Please Pot! Please Pot!
Villager 1: What is going on here?
Villager 2: The streets are paved with porridge.
Villager 3: Come everyone let fill ourselves up with porridge.
Village 4: This is delicious. Yummy!
(The villagers start swimming through the porridge.)
Villager 1: There is a porridge flood.
Villager 2: Help us
Villager 3: We are drowning.
Village 4: In porridge.
Mother: Oh dear, No Pot! No Pot!
(Daisy returns with Maisy. She looks confused and shocked)
Daisy: (Shouts) Stop Pot! Stop Pot!
(Porridge pot stopped boiling porridge).
Storyteller 1: The villagers had porridge for the rest of the winter.
Storyteller 2: They weren’t hungry.
(Everybody is eating porridge and the porridge pot looks happy).
Storyteller 1: In the Spring, the old woman came back from her travels.
Storyteller 2: She asked for her pot back.
Old Woman: Thanks for taking care of my magic porridge pot.
Daisy: I didn’t take care of it. It took care of us.
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