The Magic Drum Story | Stories for Teenagers | @EnglishFairyTales
Summary
TLDRIn the kingdom of Calabar, Duke Orfium's magical drum, which could fill a table with food, was coveted by all. A tortoise, desiring the drum's power, tricked the Duke into giving it away. However, the tortoise's greed led to the drum's magic being broken, and he was publicly shamed. The story teaches a lesson about the dangers of jealousy, greed, and laziness, as the tortoise's family ended up living in holes as a reminder of their folly.
Takeaways
- 🎭 The story revolves around Duke Orfium, a ruler with a magical drum that can provide food for all, symbolizing the power of abundance and the potential for greed.
- 🍽️ The drum is a symbol of desire for many, who believe it can solve their problems and provide endless comfort, highlighting the human tendency to seek shortcuts to happiness.
- 🐢 A humble tortoise, through a series of events, ends up possessing the drum, which is a turning point that leads to the unfolding of the story's moral lessons.
- 👑 Duke Orfium's decision to give the drum to the tortoise demonstrates his sense of justice and fairness, even if it means parting with a precious object.
- 🌳 The tortoise's initial joy with the drum's power is short-lived, as he learns that the magic comes with conditions, teaching the lesson that power without responsibility is dangerous.
- 🚫 The story emphasizes the consequences of greed and arrogance through the tortoise's experiences, showing that these traits can lead to the loss of even the most powerful magic.
- 🏃♂️ The tortoise's attempt to use the drum for personal gain and to impress others backfires, illustrating the futility of materialistic pursuits.
- 🌳 The second magical tree, like the drum, comes with conditions that are broken due to the tortoise's son's greed, reinforcing the theme that greed corrupts.
- 🏠 The tortoise and his family's eventual life in a hole serves as a lasting reminder of the perils of greed and arrogance, turning their misfortune into a universal lesson.
- 🔄 The story concludes with a call for humility and hard work, suggesting that true happiness and fulfillment come from one's own efforts rather than magical shortcuts.
Q & A
What was the magical ability of Duke Airfium's drum?
-Duke Airfium's drum had the magical ability to fill the table with food for all, providing a taste of sugar and salt, ensuring that everyone was happy, friendly, and delighted.
Why did everyone desire Duke Airfium's drum?
-Everyone desired Duke Airfium's drum because they believed it would solve all their problems, provide them with food regardless of the weather, and allow them to live without the need for work or effort.
How did the tortoise come to possess the magic drum?
-The tortoise came to possess the magic drum after a misunderstanding where the princess accidentally ate a palm nut that the tortoise had dropped. The tortoise demanded justice, and Duke Airfium, in an attempt to resolve the issue, gave the tortoise the drum.
What was the condition associated with the ownership of the magic drum?
-The condition associated with the ownership of the magic drum was that the owner could not walk over a stick or a tree; if they did, the juju of the drum would be broken, and it would have to be returned.
Why did the tortoise's use of the drum eventually backfire?
-The tortoise's use of the drum backfired because he stepped over a twig, breaking the juju of the drum. This caused the Guardians of the drum to perform a magic that made the tortoise fly in the air with the drum, exposing his greed and arrogance to everyone.
What lesson did the tortoise learn from his experience with the magic drum?
-The tortoise learned that greed and arrogance cannot bring good and that trying to gain popularity and ease through magical means is not sustainable. He realized the importance of hard work and humility.
What was the outcome of the tortoise's second encounter with Duke Airfium after the drum's juju was broken?
-After the drum's juju was broken, the tortoise returned it to Duke Airfium, admitting his mistake and expressing his regret. Duke Airfium forgave him and used the opportunity to teach a lesson to all his subjects about the perils of laziness and arrogance.
How did the tortoise's son contribute to the breaking of the juju of the second magical tree?
-The tortoise's son, wanting to show off the good food to his friends, put a crumpled piece of coal in his father's bag, which left a trail to the magical tree. This led to the tree's disappearance when the tortoise's son demanded a feast from it, breaking the juju.
What is the significance of tortoises living in holes in the ground as depicted in the story?
-In the story, tortoises live in holes in the ground as a reminder of the perils of greed and arrogance, symbolizing the consequences faced by the tortoise and his family for their actions.
What moral does the story convey about the nature of desire and the importance of hard work?
-The story conveys that the nature of desire, when driven by greed and laziness, can lead to one's downfall. It emphasizes the importance of hard work, humility, and the understanding that true happiness and fulfillment come from one's own efforts rather than magical shortcuts.
Outlines
🎶 The Magic Drum's Enchantment
The story revolves around Duke Calabar, who rules his kingdom with a magical drum that can produce an abundance of food, ensuring peace and happiness. However, the drum becomes an object of envy for many, including a tortoise who desires it for personal gain. The tortoise, after a series of events involving a picnic with the queen and a stolen palm nut, ends up in possession of the drum. Duke Calabar, realizing the tortoise's greed, allows him to take the drum, unaware of a hidden condition that the owner must not walk over a stick or a tree, or else the drum's magic will break.
🐢 The Tortoise's Downfall
The tortoise, now in possession of the magical drum, enjoys a life of luxury, providing his family with an endless supply of food. He becomes arrogant and decides to host a feast to gain respect from others. However, his overconfidence leads to his downfall when he steps over a twig, breaking the drum's magic. The Guardians of the drum, the egbo men, cast a spell causing the tortoise to fly with the drum for all to see, exposing his greed. The tortoise returns the drum to Duke Calabar, admitting his mistake, and learns the perils of greed and arrogance.
🌳 The Tree of Plenty
In an attempt to make amends, Duke Calabar tells the tortoise about a magical tree that can provide all the food his family needs, with the strict condition of not revealing its location and only taking food once a day. The tortoise's son, driven by curiosity and a desire to show off, disobeys the instructions by marking a trail to the tree with coal. This act of greed and arrogance leads to the tree's disappearance, leaving the tortoise and his family to live in a hole as a constant reminder of the consequences of their actions. The story concludes with a moral lesson about the dangers of greed and the importance of humility.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Duke
💡Magical Drum
💡Envy
💡Justice
💡Greed
💡Arrogance
💡Juju
💡Feasting
💡Laziness
💡Redemption
💡Moral Lesson
Highlights
Duke Airfium's magical drum can solve problems and maintain peace by providing food for all.
The drum is an object of desire for many, who believe it can bring endless comfort and luxury.
A tortoise, through a series of events, ends up in possession of the drum after a dispute with the princess.
The tortoise's initial joy turns to arrogance as he uses the drum to host lavish feasts.
The drum comes with a condition: walking over a stick breaks its magic.
The tortoise's greed leads to him breaking the drum's magic and being publicly humiliated.
The community learns a lesson about the dangers of laziness and arrogance from the tortoise's experience.
Duke Airfium forgives the tortoise and offers him another chance with a magical tree.
The tortoise's son, driven by curiosity and the desire to show off, undermines the magic of the tree.
The tree's magic is broken due to the son's actions, teaching another lesson about the consequences of greed.
The tortoise and his family live in a hole as a reminder of the perils of greed and arrogance.
The story concludes with a moral lesson about the importance of hard work and humility.
The tortoise's initial envy of the drum's power leads to his downfall.
The queen and princess's picnic sets the stage for the tortoise's encounter with the drum.
The tortoise's use of the drum for personal gain highlights the theme of greed.
The egbo men's intervention symbolizes the community's role in upholding justice and fairness.
The tortoise's public shaming serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of greed.
The magical tree represents a second chance and the potential for redemption.
The son's betrayal of his father's trust underscores the recurring theme of greed.
Transcripts
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Duke ruled the kingdom of Calabar these
were the dates when a good friendly
Feast solved all problems for humans or
animals
and airfium Duke had the perfect
instrument to maintain peace both within
and Beyond his kingdom dum dum dum my
magical drum filled the table with Taste
of sugar Taste of salt fill the table
with food for all food for all and in
this way do care for him would keep
everyone happy friendly and delighted
but there is a thing with an object of
Desire that everyone desires it if only
I had Duke airfield's drum our people
would never have to worry whether it
rained or not whether it snowed or not
if only I had to care if Ian's drum I
could sleep all day whether I were
hungry or not whether I were sleepy or
not if only I had Duke Energy strum I
could skip the toil in the field whether
it was sowing time or not whether it was
harvesting time or not if
the I had Duke Orpheum strum I
I didn't stare all day whether it was
lunch time or not whether it was
suppertime or not in short everyone was
eyeing Duke airfium's drum with envy and
longing but who should get an
opportunity to possess it but a hapless
little tortoise it happened like this
[Music]
mother father in
it's a lovely day why don't we go for a
picnic well you're always so busy why
don't you take this one day off and come
with us ah I would love to but I have to
visit a distant Village to see the
construction of a huge well
and then have a meeting with the Traders
and also with some foreign diplomats you
go ahead so the queen and the princess
went for the picnic they set under just
the tree where the tortoise was
collecting Palm nuts for food
the pain
if only I had the magic drum I would
order a palm nut pie and palm nut soup
and a palm nut salad and feast on it
with my family
but here I am oh
oh now I have to go all the way down and
pick it up
oh where is my nut what nut the one I
happen to drop down the tree oh
am so sorry dear tortoise I thought it
just fell from the tree and I ate it oh
my God the one I picked was so much pain
and effort now I still have to climb all
the way up the tree to get more
so sorry but this was just a mistake you
stole my bomb nut and now the Duke air
fan will decide what's fair so the
tortoise along with the queen and the
princess went back to the palace and met
the Duke ah returned so soon from your
picnic the tortoise insisted on meeting
you so what's the matter little one what
can I do for you the princess stole my
palm nut and now I want Justice it was
an honest mistake we're sorry
oh the pain the law long climb up the
tree and then coming all the way down to
see your palm that missing
stolen eaten
so what do you want what Justice will
satisfy you your magic drum King you
give me that and I shall forgive the
princess for stealing my palm nut all
right you may take the drum
really yes here take it now you're the
master of it and there is one more my
children are hungry I must leave the
tortoise could not believe his luck he
quickly left with the drum less Duke
airfium changed his mind that demand was
completely unfair and unreasonable that
demand was the demand of jealousy greed
and laziness and it's not just him there
are many others who want the drum in
time they learned that jealousy greed
and laziness can never bring good father
doesn't the drum have a condition that
the owner of the drum cannot walk over a
stick or a tree if they do the juju is
broken and it has to be returned ah you
remember my darling I wanted to tell
this to the tortoise but he was too much
in a hurry to leave with a drum to
listen so the tortoise walked home
triumphantly with the magic drawing for
days after that he used the drum and he
and his entire family had the best food
they ever wanted they would just laze
around in the sun waiting for the next
Meal Time one day oh it's a fine day it
would be wonderful to climb up this tree
and enjoy the breeze from the top
the tortoise started to climb but he
just could not
oh yes
how dare he I'll teach these full cow to
laugh at me
go ahead and invite everyone in the
force for a feast when they I see all
the wonderful Delicacies from the drum
they will know how to show me respect so
invitations were sent out throughout the
forest
this is
[Music]
[Music]
I can barely walk I've eaten so much
that the tortoises feast and such
delicious food too
whoa
it was wonderful now the tortoise became
even more arrogant and one day as the
tortoise was lazing around in the garden
a twig fell from a tree when Meal Time
came and the Tortoise had to go home he
stepped Over The Twig and the juju of
the drum was broken when he commanded
the drum
my magical drum fills the table with
Taste of sugar Taste of salt fill the
table with food for all food for all the
egg Bowman the Guardians of the drum
came out of it and performed a magic on
the tortoise such that the tortoise
found himself flying in the air with the
drum so that everyone could see him the
folk of the forest and of the Kingdom
saw the flying tortoise
being chased by the egbo men announcing
the spell foreign
[Music]
the tortoise landed before the Duke with
the drum
all the folk of the Kingdom had followed
in curiosity to see what would happen
I'm sorry I wanted the drum because I
thought it would make me popular and
allow me to laze around and not bother
with Gathering food but I was so wrong
please take the drum back very well
since all my subjects are here is there
anyone else who wants the drum oh yeah
yeah
[Music]
oh good Duke all of us have wanted the
drum only out of laziness and arrogance
we could never be the drums true owners
Duke you are the busiest man in the
kingdom and we are ashamed for being
such lazy subjects of such a
hard-working King please forgive us
I don't
agreement
Linus you did not tell my father about
the stick breaking the juju of the drum
you tricked him you must make amends for
that oh my God
very well the tortoise has suffered
because of his own greed and if you
don't believe me then fine I shall gift
your father another Juju
the king took the tortoise in his
private Chambers and told him about a
tree that would provide all the food for
his family if he'd been asked
remember you must not tell anyone about
the tree and you must take all the food
from it only once in one day if you ask
for food the second time the juju will
be broken Forever The Tortoise began
getting the food from the tree
of course he didn't tell them where the
tree was his son began to get curious
where did you get this lovely food from
father I want to throw a feast for my
friends
no showing off
I cannot tell you the source of this
food as the juju will be broken and what
is it to you anyway as long as we are
getting the food we need but the son
wanted to show off the good food to his
friends and so he got a bit of crumpled
coal and put it into his father's bag
making a small slit in it
now as the tortoise walk towards the
tree the coal fell out of the bag
leaving a trail for the sun to follow
later
[Music]
so this is the tree I want a feast Fit
For A King for me and my friends
[Music]
the tortoise rushed to the tree his son
was sitting there in Despair and the
tree had disappeared the last Sun you
did not obey me the tree is gone now do
you realize that it was your greed and
arrogance that broke the juju of the
tree
just as mine broke the juju of the magic
drum
the tortoise and his family started
Living in a hole they dug where the
roots of the tree would have been to
always remind all creatures of the
Perils of greed and arrogance
until today tortoises stayed not in
homes but in holes dug in the ground
[Music]
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