The most popular color? “I will think better on a full stomach,” he ruminated. She thought it was strange that neither parent offered gas money. John wouldn’t hit her. Wasted money. He removed the lid and saw inside it three ten dollar bills. “I just know that we’ve got an opportunity here….”. He was older, slow from his weight and had a limp in his right leg. As they left, she tried not to look at the other diners who stared at them. As she sat on the couch, drinking a cup of tea, staring at the changed environment in wonder, she began telling them stories of her classes and her professors. Payday was still three days away. “Sorry,” her mother said, disappointed by the familiar sound of nickels. Along comes Dr. Ling, who tells them they should give up the teapot before it destroys them with its evil power, but greedy Alice does not want to stop and reaches ever-descending levels of meanness. The clank of the wooden spoon hitting his rings had played in unison with the change rattling in the teapot. “The swelling will go down.” After a long, heavy breath, after resting her throbbing head on her husband’s shoulder, she suggested they use the money to go out to eat. He pulled out some paper that had adhered to the roof of his mouth. The most common brass teapot set material is metal . She lifted the lid. ", Hitflix writes "It is apparent that Ramaa Mosley has a voice, and that The Brass Teapot is a focused, controlled piece of storytelling that displays real control". Some by fists, others by emotions. Read this story on you Kindle via Chrome or Firefox. “We could buy our way to Paradise,” she repeated. In a panic he looked out the kitchen window. It was a two-dollar bill. Parents Guide. “You’re crazy!” he screamed at her. At first, his tentativeness profited him only in small change, dimes and nickels. Her foot planted firmly on the man’s nose, breaking it instantly. They wouldn’t let her wear sneakers because of the dress code so her feet were always blistered. “Thank you,” Alice responded politely, not knowing what else to say. He keeps it loaded.”. “There’s got to be fifteen neighbors in houses right around here that trust us. She looked away, like she always did when John was correcting her. Alice, too, decided to not return to her employer. The pictures that had been on the mantle were smashed. “It’s fifty dollars that we’re going to use to pay for her education!”. Neither of the two could explain the presence of the money except to say that Alice must have missed it somehow when she was cleaning, though she swore she had scrubbed every angle of the brass teapot. In the morning he realized he had overslept. She said it was an accident, but the teapot had been suspiciously in the room with her. John nodded his head and stared off in the other direction. “What are you doing?” he asked, turning on the overhead light. “Practically paid for itself,” she remarked. John thought as he sat at the table, still trying to form the picture of what their postman looked like. He ran to the kitchen and got the ice pack out of the freezer, laid it against her eye. Instead, he picked up his briefcase and headed for the front door. I did it two more times.” She told him that she thought it might eventually be more. Undeterred, she scooted a chair over and took it down. Mildewed, damp, green words under his skin but not in his blood. It doesn't stay dark, but getting back to the brightness is a painful process. If they had known the children were going to lose their scholarships and that Alice would be demoted, they would have never done it. It was full of hundreds. He dipped a metal spoon into the cavernous depths of the darkening teapot. The pain sent icy blood in every direction starting at his heart. The fat man’s body fell to the kitchen floor in two stages. Wasted money. Each morning they woke up late, sometimes not until after noon, typically alone, and they met at the kitchen table where they set the teapot in between them. The only catch is that they must experience pain in order for the teapot to provide. She was staring into the now empty pot. “We’ll have to get his body into his work truck outside. John told her about the woman at work, the one who might be replacing him, and how wonderfully upright her breasts were. The thought of food, of a restaurant, which they couldn’t afford anymore, was enough for John to forget the strangeness of his wife hitting herself in the face with an iron, if only momentarily. Critical reception for the film was poor. She’d already proven that in less than two hours of processing shipments. John picked it out, held it up to the light. By the third month the teapot was rewarding them with less and less money each day. John dabbed at it with his napkin after wetting it in his water glass. They had only stopped so John could stretch his sore back. Alice’s tongue snuck in through John’s slightly parted lips. Taglines “She’s not crazy,” John responded calmly. After realizing the teapot's power, John and Alice must decide how far they will go to fulfill their dream. Alice and John Macy are a young couple facing economical difficulties. Be the first to contribute! The car was noticeably struggling as they drove down the interstate, burdened by the small weight of weekend suitcases. John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple) are a down-on-their-luck couple that comes across a magical brass teapot capable of providing them with money. I could blame you for the shattered windshield.”. Her eyes had no white, only red and green. “We’ve got to do something with him before people know he’s missing.”. Her elbow might have had a small fracture and she wanted to go home to take advantage of the college’s medical facilities. With his last gulp of coffee, just before he was going to stand up and kiss his wife goodbye, John found something floating in his mouth. The car was noticeably struggling as they drove down the interstate, burdened by the small weight of weekend suitcases. “The electric one’s broken,” she reported. He had taken out several cleaning agents. The girl’s father was the biggest surprise. After realizing the teapot's power, John and Alice must decide how far they will go to fulfill their dream. It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. “Miss, I don’t make the rules….” he started to say. They never wanted to leave the teapot, to miss a moment when they might make a little money. She then lifted herself, John standing horrified in the corner, and walked over to the teapot. “Did someone attack you? Her attitude was changing with each new day. John and Alice waited for their daughter to go out with her high school friends or to go to bed at night before starting their ritual of insults and physical attacks.