In Yashoda's kitchen, there was one pot kept on the highest shelf.
It had been there for years. Nobody touched it. Nobody moved it.
It was the very pot young Krishna used to climb up to reach, again and again, trying to steal butter when his mother wasn't looking.
Yashoda would catch him every time, hands sticky, cheeks smeared, looking as innocent as he could manage.
"Krishna!" she would say, trying to sound strict. "How many times must I hide this pot from you?"
He would just smile at her, and she would find she wasn't really angry at all.
Years passed. Krishna grew up and went away to Mathura, where he had important things to do.
The kitchen grew quiet without him.
One day, an old friend visited Yashoda and noticed the dusty pot still sitting on the shelf, untouched.
"Why do you keep it there, empty?" she asked. "Why don't you use it?"
Yashoda smiled gently. "Because every time I look at it, I remember him climbing up for it, again and again. I remember his laughter. I remember how full this kitchen used to feel."
"Doesn't it make you sad?" her friend asked.
"A little," Yashoda said. "But mostly, it makes me happy. The pot helps me remember."
She left it exactly where it was, on the same shelf, where it had always been.
Worksheet
A. Multiple Choice Questions
What did young Krishna often try to steal from the kitchen?
a) Sweets
b) Milk
c) Butter
d) Fruit
Where did Krishna eventually go when he grew up?
a) Vrindavan
b) Mathura
c) Gokul
d) Dwarka
Why did Yashoda keep the old pot on the shelf?
a) She forgot about it
b) She wanted to use it again someday
c) It helped her remember happy memories of Krishna
d) She didn't have another pot
How did Yashoda describe her feelings about the memory?
a) Only sad
b) Only angry
c) A little sad, but mostly happy
d) She felt nothing at all
What did Yashoda do with the pot at the end of the story?
a) She gave it away
b) She finally used it again
c) She left it exactly where it had always been
d) She broke it accidentally
B. True or False
Yashoda used to scold Krishna for stealing butter, even though she wasn't really angry. (True/False)
Krishna went to Mathura when he grew up. (True/False)
Yashoda's friend suggested she should throw the pot away. (True/False)
The pot made Yashoda feel only sadness, with no happiness at all. (True/False)
Yashoda kept the pot in the exact same place by the end of the story. (True/False)
C. Short Answer Questions
How did young Krishna usually look after stealing butter?
What question did Yashoda's friend ask her about the pot?
Why did Yashoda say the pot made her happy?
What did Yashoda say when her friend asked if the memory made her sad?
Where did Yashoda decide to keep the pot at the end of the story?
D. Long Answer Questions
Explain why a small object, like a butter pot, can hold such a big memory for someone.
Describe how Yashoda's feelings about the pot show that memories can be both happy and a little sad at the same time.
Why do you think the story ends with the pot staying exactly where it always was, instead of Yashoda putting it away?
E. Vocabulary Activity
Match the word with its meaning.
Innocent
Strict
Untouched
Smeared
Reminder
a) Spread messily, often with food
b) Appearing not guilty, even if you may have done something wrong
c) Something that helps you remember a person or moment
d) Firm and serious, expecting rules to be followed
e) Not used, moved, or interfered with
F. Reflection Corner
What lesson did you learn from this story?
Have you ever kept something small to remember someone you love?
If you were Yashoda, would you also keep the pot, or would you use it again? Why?
G. Discussion Corner
Why do families often keep small objects, like old toys or photographs, to remember loved ones?
How can a memory make us feel both happy and a little sad at the same time?
What object in your own home holds a special memory for your family?
H. Creative Activity
Family Discussion Activity: Ask a parent or grandparent if they have kept something small to remember a happy memory, just like Yashoda's pot. Write down what the object is and why it is special to them.
AGE NOTE: This story is suitable for ages 4-10 as a bedtime story. For ages 4-6, focus mainly on Sections A, B, E, and the Creative Activity. For ages 8-10, all sections can be used as written.
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