Question

Why did the witch give the magic pot to Ella? ​

Answer 1

1. Introduction: A little background on Maisie and her poor mother.

2. Maisie going to pick blueberries and there being none, her crying and the witch coming along to ask Maisie to care for the witch’s magic pot.

3. Maisie and her mother trying the pot for the first time and eating well.

4. Maisie’s mother starting the pot to boil, eating her fill and then not being able to stop the pot from boiling. Then the porridge spills out into the town and into everyone’s houses.

5. Maisie eating her way to her house to stop the pot from boiling.

6. The townspeople eating porridge all winter.