Selected Picture Books of Folktales: The Magic Pot/民间故事精选图画书：宝缸

The Magic Pot tells the story of an old man who accidentally comes into possession of a magical pot. He shares the rice from the pot with the poor. When a greedy official hears about it, he bullies the old man and tries to take the pot for himself - but ends up being beaten to death by his own father. This story adopts the expressive style of traditional Chinese paper-cutting, combined with hand-drawn colored pencil illustrations. This unique artistic approach highlights the different personalities of the characters. As a classic "treasure pot" folktale passed down orally for generations, the story reveals the old man's selfless spirit and the official's insatiable greed, while conveying to young children a clear message of rewarding good and punishing evil. 《宝缸》讲述了一位老伯伯无意中获得了宝缸，他将宝缸里的米分给穷人吃，官老爷听说后仗势欺人，想独占宝缸，却被亲爹打死的故事。本故事借鉴了民间剪纸的表现形式，结合彩铅手绘，独特的形式凸显了不同角色的性格特征。这是一个在民间口耳相传的聚宝盆类故事，展现了老伯伯无私奉献的精神和官老爷贪得无厌的嘴脸，向幼儿传递了惩恶扬善的思想。