The Potter's Wheel
Once upon a time in the quaint little town of Dunsinane, resides a woman named Rose. Rose is a potter, renowned in her town for her unique creations made with clay.
The townsfolk adored her, young and old alike. Her hands would mold the clay in ways challenged imagination. She would transform a pile of mud into magnificent works of art. Vases, plates, cups, animals, and human figurines, all made from the hands of Rose. The people enjoyed using her creations, each so unique with color and personality. Her work was her pride.
Unknown to the people, Rose held a secret. She never has a trained from any master but was able to bring life to the clay through an old spinning wheel. A magical wheel she found years ago, hidden inside her grandmother's things.
The magic wheel had a spirit named Noa living inside it. He was a spirit of an ancient potter trapped hundreds of years ago for misusing his powers. He was released by Rose by accident. Noa promised to help Rose achieve great heights in pottery, in return for her assistance in breaking his curse - Of doing a thousand good deeds to undo his past.
Noa guided Rose in molding the clay with precision and adding vibrant colors, which made her work exceptional. However, there was a catch. Every time a piece was sold, a good deed had to be performed for the magic to persist.
So, Rose began a journey of kindness, she helped her neighbors, taught children pottery, fed the poor, and used her earnings for the welfare of Dunsinane.
One day, word of her exquisite artistry reached the grand city of Strathclyde. The King's messenger arrived bearing a golden parchment inviting Rose to make a Grand Vase for the King's palace. The vase needed to be the grandest ever made and would have its place at the center of the royal museum.
This was the chance Rose was waiting for. She could perform large good deeds with the payment she would receive. She might accelerate the process of unbinding Noa. With a sense of purpose and determination, she set to work.
Days turned into weeks, weeks into months. Eventually, the day arrived when the vase was on display at the royal museum. The crowd gathered to admire it was speechless. The colors, the grace, the magnificence was something they never witnessed before.
With the payment received, Rose funded the town's school, the hospital, and the orphanage, helping the less fortunate ones and in the process, completing the thousand good deeds required to free Noa.
The next day when Rose went to her pottery studio, she found Noa hovering over the spinning wheel. A warm, teary-eyed Noa. He informed Rose that he could finally return to whence he came. The curse was broken, and he was free.
Rose was happy for Noa, but a part of her felt empty without her unseen yet constant companion. Noa, as a token of gratitude and memory, transferred a small part of his magic into the spinning wheel.
Saying goodbyes isn't easy, but it was time. Noa vanished, leaving behind a teary yet happy Rose. With magic still in her wheel and the will to continue doing good for her town, Rose became a symbol of hope.
While Rose continued to make beautiful pottery, people in Dunsinane said, every time you saw Rose, you didn't just see a potter, but you saw the essence of compassion, love, and warmth.
In the end, Noa found freedom because of kindness, and Rose discovered meaning because of her craft. Dunsinane, due to the two, found a sense of pride, generosity, and warmth that prevailed even after hundreds of years.