Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K.Rowling [Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump]

                Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump were written by J.K. Rowling in the hope that the money from this book can make a different to other children lives. This story is about a foolish king, a charlatan and an old woman, Babbity.

                Based on the story Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump, I’ve learnt that we must never let greed take over our heart. For example, because of the foolish king’s greed in claiming magic for his own, he was fooled by the charlatan who has no knowledge of magic and who’s only desire is to be rich. Other than that, when the charlatan decided to trick the King for the sake of being rich; he at that time doesn’t know that if he fails to do so, he would be executed.

                Besides that, we must always think before we act. For example when the King tries to resurrect a dog from the dead , he doesn’t know that magic have limits and one of the few things that magic cannot do is giving life to something that is already dead; because of this he is the laughing stock in his own kingdom.

                Moreover, we must always be careful to whom we tell our secrets with. This is evident in the story when charlatan claimed to everyone that Babbity is a witch after the King fails to resurrect the dog. This shows that Babbity shouldn’t trust the charlatan because in the end he would turn his back to her and told everyone her secret.

                 In conclusion, Babbity is a wise and cunning old woman when she is able to run away from the King and at the same time making fun of the King’s cleverness.

Atiqah Syahmina Binti Azlan

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27th April 2014