Sweet Porridge: A Gentle Retelling

English · 14 pages · 336 words · 3 min read

A gentle retelling for listeners ages 3–5 of the Brothers Grimm tale “Sweet Porridge” (Margaret Hunt’s 1884 translation): an old woman gives a hungry little girl a pot that cooks at “Cook, little pot, cook” and stops at “Stop, little pot”, until her mother forgets the stopping word and porridge fills the whole town.

Original work by

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Translated by

Margaret Hunt

Adapted by

Wonder Teller