A Tale of Two Teapots

Mrs. Pekoe often made tea. She kept a plain little teapot on a low shelf near her stove and brewed a cup of tea in it for herself every day. She kept a larger fancy tea­pot on a higher shelf, and whenever guests arrived, she made some tea in the fancy pot for them. Mrs. Pekoe needed both of her teapots, and she enjoyed using both of her teapots—she loved tea! Unfortunately, her teapots were not very happy. In fact, they were miserable. Every day the plain little teapot looked up with envy at...