American

7 - 10 minutes

When the girl escaped with the horse -I chose this as a power center because the girl has never

been outside and she finally is able to see the world and smell the smells. When the girl tells the dish to hush, and lives happily with the young man -This is a power center because the audience is thinking that the girl will end up with the porcelain man until the new man enters the picture. Then we wonder who she will choose.

father, daughter, porcelain man / horse, young man

home

rich mans house

small meadow

young mans home

There was once a father and daughter who lived at the edge of town. The father almost never allowed his daughter to leave the house, saying that she needed to stay safe and sound inside the house because the world was such a dangerous place. The daughter believed him, because she knew nothing else. Every day the father would leave the house and drive the streets of the town collecting broken wheels, furniture, pots and pans. The daughter would spend her long, lonely days repairing the junk so the man could sell them for money. One morning the man left the house with his usual instructions : If someone passes on the road, stay away from the windows. If someone knocks, dont answer. I could tell you terrible stories. As he left, the girl began to work on a broken lantern.

As man traveled looking for broken goods, he passed a rich mans house just as a maid chased 2 cats out the front door with a broom and knocked over a LARGE porcelain vase. It shattered against the marble pillar near the road. The man waited, then gathered the pieces and took them immediately back to his daughter. The next day he left with his usual instructions, and the girl began to pieces of porcelain together. After a couple house, she glued the last piece, realizing that she had constructed a full-size man! He spoke as the last piece was glued on. I love you, he said. The two began to dance and kiss when the father walked in, grabbed a chair, hit the man over the head, and sent the man to pieces on the floor. The girl told her father how the porcelain had come alive, and he ordered her to create the man again, for this would be a great money-making creation for the county fair! This idea made the girl sad, but she began to piece the porcelain together again. The father slept and the daughter worked. As she put the last piece on, the father woke and said That is no man, it is a horse! As he raised the chair and told the girl she needed to concentrate, the horse told her to jump on. She did, and after several miles they stopped at a meadow. The horse rammed into a tree so she could piece him as a man because he loved her. He crashed into pieces as she realized she had no glue. She sat down and began to cry.

After some time a young man came up the path and saw her crying. He helped her gather the pieces and told her to come home with him because he had glue and could help her fix her nice china. She loved the way his hands worked as they formed the dishes, and she began to feel love. As the girl set the table for dinner, she heard a dish whisper I still love you. She said, "Hush." And she lived happily ever after with the young man.

Remember - I still love you.

If someone passes on the road, stay away from the windows. If someone knocks, dont answer. I could tell you terrible stories.

Audience: Young Adults

This story can relate to Hucks description of young adults because this age group is sensitive to complexity in human relationships and feelings. The audience can become sensitive to the girl having to stay inside and having to chose between the real man and the porcelain man. According to Erickson, this age group focuses on developing meaningful relationships with others. By listening to this story, young adults may be able to relate to having two loves to choose between.

These stories were thought up by the author, therefore there are no other versions available to compare to this tale. I chose this story because I liked how in the end the girl had to make a choice between the guy who loved her and the guy she adored. I also like the way the girl finally escaped from her selfish, overprotective father.-