Tracey Tea Pot loved her life. She lived on Patterson Farm, near Parsnip Wood. She had a warm, loving nature, and she loved all her family. Her pride of place was in the kitchen, on top of the stove. Tracey Tea Pot had been born in Parsnip Wood. She had been made by the elves that lived in the wood. They had given her magical powers. Dad had brought her to the Patterson house. He had found her one day when out walking with Rusty, the family dog. She loved all the warm smells and all the chattering, laughter, and even the tears that sometimes occurred in the old kitchen, the heart of the household.