they lived in a small house near a forest . the girl and her mother were very poor . they had no money and there was no food in the house " oh mother I ' m hungry " said the little girl " i ' m sorry but we don ' t have any food " her mother said " i will go to the forest to look for some food . maybe i ' ll find some nuts or berries for us . the little girl went to the forest and searched for some food . but she couldn ' t find anything to eat . then she sat on a rock and began to cry . " what am i going to do ? i ' m so hungry , hungry ! " sh e cried . " don ' t cry little girl " suddenly , the girl heard a voice she looked up she sow an old woman in front of " take this " said the old woman " what is it ? " said the little girl . " it ' s a magic cooking pot " replied the old woman " a magic cooking pot ? " asked the girl " what does it do ? " " watch " said the old woman " cook little pot , cook ! !" she said . suddenly the pot started to cook . it cooked some nice hot porridge . in a couple of minutes . it was full lf porridge . " wow ! " said the girl " that ' s amazing . let ' s eat the porridge " " wait " said the old woman . " fist , the pot must stop " then she said to the pot " stop little pot , stop ! !" the pot immediately stopped cooking . " you must always say those words . or the pot will keep cooking porridge . " now you can eat " " it ' s delicious ! " said the little girl . " you can have this pot " said the old woman . " oh i am so happy . thank you so much " " just don ' t for get the magic words . " said the old woman . the little girl took the pot and ran back to her home . " mother " shouted the little girl . " look at what i have . it ' s a magic cooking pot " the girl ' s mather looked at the pot . " magic ? are you sure ? " " of course . watch this " answered the little girl . " cook little pot , cook ! !" immediately , the pot cooked some nine hot porridge . in a couple of minutes . it was full of porridge " wait aminute mother " said the little girl . " we have to say the magic words to stop the pot stop . little pot stop " she said . the pot immediately stopped cooking . the little girl and her mother ate porridge every day . they were not hungry any more . one day the little girl went out to play with her friends . she was out for a long time . her mother became very hungry . so she decided to eat with out her daughter . " cook , little pot , cook " she said . the pot started cooking some porridge . after a few minutes , the pot was full of porridge . the mother wanted the pot to stop cooking . " no more little pot no more " said the mother . but the pot did not stop cooking . those were not the magic words . " stop cooking little pot , stop cooking " she cried . but those were not the magic werds either . soon , the porridge began to over flow from the pot . it spilled on to the floor . the mother did not know what to do . she kept trying to stop the pot . but she did not remember how to make it stop . The Kitchen filled with porridge . Then , the porridge spilled into the next house . The villagers were surprised . " What ' s happening ? " they asked . " The magic pot will not stop cooking . " answered the mother . The villagers scooped up the porridge with buckets and took it away . But the magic pot continude cooking . soon , there was porridge in every house in the village . Just then , the little girl came back to her home . " stop , little pot , stop " she shouted . the magic cooking pot immediately stopped cooking . " it ' s a good little pot . But you must say the right words ! " said the little girl .