The Tales of Beedle the Bard
"The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"
Synopsis:
A "kindly old wizard" dies and leaves his magical cooking pot to his foolish son. The son spurns his neighbours' requests for help and discovers that the pot becomes more and more annoying as it takes on the neighbour's ailments and problems. In the end, the son learns to help others.
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Jo's comments about the story:
"...the moral, really, is to teach young wizards and witches that they should be using their magic altruistically." (PC1)
Characters:
- kindly old wizard
- foolish son
- neighbour woman with granddaughter suffering from warts
- old man who is missing his donkey
- other townsfolk
- whining dog
Items and other details:
- "lucky cooking pot"
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