Oral Interp
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When I settle on a story to read, I select it according to the mood I'm feeling at that moment. When searching for three stories out of Pleasant DeSpain's "Thirty Three Multicultural Tales to Tell," "The Magic Pot" was one that I especially enjoyed. Because I was in good spirits mood at the moment, I was quite fond of how the story was hilariously impractical, yet kept me imagining once it ended. The words of the tale were arranged in magical patterns that did more than just state the events. While doing this, it created a positive emotional response as well. The emotional response that stirred in me was the magic that the pot possessed that kept me engrossed and envisioning what I would place into the pot. Growing up, I often imagined what I would do if I found a magic tree that grew money out in the woods. Because this tale is similar to the excitement one would experience if materials duplicated, I was compelled to read it to an audience.
The plot included a woodcutter bringing a magical pot home to his wife that duplicates everything that is placed in it. Because they become wealthy from duplicating the money, they dance and the wife ends up in the pot...