You can also read and follow along with the video below She picked up the big spoon and started to stir. Keep stirring that pot!” “It’s not fair!” Broccolina muttered. “It has to be done!” said her mother, heading out the door. The big spoon spoils my nail polish, and the steam makes my make-up run.” “You know how much I hate to stir potions. “Why should I have to do it?” Broccolina complained. One day, her mother had to go on a journey to a far-off land. She ordered Broccolina to keep stirring a magic potion, which was on the fire, until she returned. She wanted to look as pretty as possible, but she never realized that all she did only made her look worse. She did her hair up, every morning, evening and night, in every style she could think of. She painted her face in colors and polished her claw-like nails until they shone. She was only interested in becoming beautiful.īroccolina was very worried about her ugly looks and she spent most of her time in front of the mirror, putting on make-up. She never wanted to be bothered with witchcraft or housework, either. But, no matter how much the mother tried, Broccolina was not the least bit interested. The witch wanted to train her daughter in witch-craft, to follow in her footsteps. She had only one daughter, who was named Broccolina, and she was no nicer than her mother. Once upon a time, there lived a witch who was very mean and ugly. Text and Images from The Witch’s Daughter This story explains an important lesson about what is real beauty, and the importance of being kind to others. The Witch’s Daughter – While trying everything she can think of to make herself beautiful, the witches daughter discovers the secret of beauty is really about how you act.
0 kommentar(er)
