The Magic Pot

by Pleasant DeSpain

The Magic Pot is a folktale from China about a hardworking woodcutter and his wife.
The story, retold by Pleasant DeSpain, describes how the poor woodcutter stumbles upon a magic pot lying by the side of the road. It's a beautiful pot that could be useful for the woodcutter so he places his axe inside the pot and then straps it on his back to take home from the forest. When he arrives home, his wife discovers that the magic pot can duplicate anything placed inside it and they become overwhelmed with joy over their good fortune. This magical Chinese folktale will teach readers the importance of caring and sharing. Award-winning author, Pleasant DeSpain is well known for his colorful retelling of folktales from around the globe while preserving the drama, wisdom, and integrity of the story.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Pleasant DeSpain is a world traveler, storyteller and author of 18 published books,and more than 350 stories. He's currently living in Northern Thailand as well as the USA, while working on a collection of stories from his 70 plus years of life and adventures. The goal of the new work is to share his practical as well as spiritual journey. Pleasant does not have answers or truths for others, but he has many good stories to tell!

His many collections of folk and fairy tales, legends and original tales, most of which are published by August House Publishers, Atlanta, Georgia, continue to be in circulation and used in schools throughout the United States and other countries. These stories endure and will always be relevant in our various cultures and societies.

Reviews

[Joseph Ryan-Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story's about a man who lives with his wife and one day the man was coming home and saw the largest pot he'd ever seen so he decided to put his ax🪓 in the pot and picked it up. When he got home his wife realised there instead of one ax in the pot there was two he pointed it out to her husband and said I never put that there and then the wife suggested that the put was magic. My favourite character is the husband because he dumped money 💰 in the pot to make them rich.

Yes I would recommend this story.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny. Basically this guy finds a pot and figures out that it multiplies everything put into it. You can be sure they do a whole bunch of money first, but when he accidentally drops his wife in, then there's the problem of having two identical wives. So she drops him in and then there's two couples exactly alike. So one family moves into a house next door and they become neighbors.