Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had only one mother. The two of them lived in poor conditions. Sometimes, they couldn't even find food to eat at home. One day, the girl was wandering in the forest when she met an old woman. After hearing about the girl's difficult situation, the old woman gave her a broad, deep pot.
Here's the interesting part! The pot had magical powers. All you had to say was "Pot, cook food!" and it would immediately start boiling and preparing delicious wheat porridge. If you said "Pot, stop!" it would stop boiling right away.
The girl was overjoyed and took the magical pot home. From that day on, both she and her mother forgot what hunger and poverty felt like. Whenever they felt hungry, they would just say the magic words and enjoy the sweet porridge. One day, the girl went out for a walk in the forest. Her mother waited for her at home. As the girl was late, her mother, wanting to eat porridge, said:
— Pot, cook food!
The magical pot began to bubble and cook the wheat porridge. The woman praised the porridge and enjoyed it so much that she ate until she was full. When she wanted to stop, she had forgotten what words to say. The pot kept cooking and cooking. At one point, it started to overflow and spill over the edges.
Before long, the kitchen was filled with porridge. The bubbling porridge spread throughout the entire house. The pot showed no signs of stopping. After a while, the porridge flowed into the neighboring house and then filled the whole street. No one could find a way to stop it.
Just as the porridge reached the last house, the girl returned home. She shouted:
— Pot, stop!
And the pot immediately stopped.
After this incident, everyone wanting to enter the city had to eat porridge to gain passage.
The Tale of Delicious Porridge