Name: Strega Nona read by Mary Steenburgen
Uploaded: 2016-12-24T09:54:21.000Z
Duration: 12 min 5 s
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Welcome to Storyline Online brought to you

I'm Mary Steenburgen and today I'm going to read

Strega Nona written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived

Although all the people in town talked about her in whispers,

they all went to see her if they had troubles.

Even the priest and the sisters of the convent went,

because Strega Nona did have a magic touch.

She could cure a headache, with oil and water and a hairpin.

She made special potions for the girls who wanted husbands.

And she was very good at getting rid of warts.

and she needed someone to help her keep her little house and garden,

And Big Anthony, who didn't pay attention, went to see her.

"Anthony," said Strega Nona, "you must sweep the house and wash the dishes.

You must weed the garden and pick the vegetables.

You must feed the goat and milk her. And you must fetch the water.

For this, I will give you three coins and a place to sleep and food to eat."

"The one thing you must never do," said Strega Nona,

It is very valuable and I don't let anyone touch it!"

And so the days went by. Big Anthony did his work

and Strega Nona met with the people who came to see her

Big Anthony had a nice bed to sleep in next to the goat shed,

One evening when Big Anthony was milking the goat,

he saw Strega Nona standing over the pasta pot.

And the pot bubbled and boiled and was soon filled

And Strega Nona called Big Anthony in for supper.

But too bad for Big Anthony, because he didn't get to

The next day when Big Anthony went to the town square

"You'd better go and confess to the priest,

"Someday I will get the pasta pot and make it cook!

That day came sooner than even Big Anthony would have thought,

because two days later Strega Nona said to Big Anthony,

'Anthony, I must go over the mountain to the next town

Feed the goat and milk her and for your lunch,

there are some bread and cheese in the cupboard.

And remember, don't touch the pasta pot."

"Oh, yes—yes—Strega Nona," said Big Anthony.

But inside he was thinking,  my chance has come!

pulled the pasta pot off the shelf, and put it on the floor.

"Now, let's see if I can remember the words," said Big Anthony.

and you feel free so sing along with me if you remember the words.

And sure enough, the pot bubbled and boiled

"Aha!" said Big Anthony, and he ran to the town square,

"Everybody get forks and plates and platters and bowls.

Big Anthony has made the magic pasta pot work."

to get forks and plates and platters and bowls,

and sure enough, when they got to Strega Nona's

the pasta pot was so full it was beginning to overflow.