One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia Defelice
Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady lived on a small farm in a run down shack. They were so poor that they shared one potato a day and were glad to have that. They also shared one chair, one holey blanket, one torn and ratty coat, one gold coin for a rainy day, and Mrs. O'Grady had on hairpin. More than any material object, the O'Grady's longed for a friend to share stories with. One day while Mr. O'Grady was digging up their last potato, he came upon a pot. He put the potato in the pot and carried it back to the house. When Mrs. O'Grady reached into the pot to pull out the potato, she discovered there were two. They had a great deal of fun turning one blanket into two, one coat into two, one gold coin into several etc. Over the excitement, Mrs. O'Grady fell into the pot and out came a second Mrs. O'Grady. They were so thrilled, they put Mr. O'Grady into the pot and out came a second one. They felt very fortunate to now have a new friend.
I liked the moral of the story in this book. The O'Grady's were not greedy and the only thing they truly wanted was a friend. This would be a great topic for a journal entry.
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