Stone Soup

Stone Soup

There once was a young man who set out to seek his fortune.He walked all day and all night.Soon he became very hungry and tired.With farther to go and no money in his pocket,he knew that he needed yo think of something clever very soon.At last the young man came to a tiny village.

"There will be plenty of food for me here" he said. The young man knocked on the doors of the villagers.

"I am very hungry," he said. "I will gladly work in exchange for something to eat."
Each villager said,"NO!"
The young man's growling stomach reminded him that he had to think of some thing something fast.


Then he got an idea,he went in the village square,the young man picked up a big stone. Some of the villagers gathered around him.
"What will you do with that stone?" a curios woman asked.
"You can't eat a stone!"
"I can make a soup from a stone," the young man answered. The villagers started to laugh.
"Fetch me the largest pot you own and I will show you how to make a stone soup," said the young man.
The villagers watched as the young man plopped the stone into the pot of boiling water.The pot water boiled and boiled.An old women said, "I think it will be even better with carrots." so she ran to her garden to get some carrots.
"It smells good now," said the hungry young man. "But it would taste even better with some onion."
A little girl skipped up to the young man with a basket full of onions. "Please add these onions to your pot of stone soup," she said
"This stone soup smells delicious," said an old man. "But I think it needs some beef bones." 
He went to his cupboard to get some bones. The pot now boiled full of onions,carrots, and beef bones.
"The stone soup is now ready and is fit for a king too." said the young man
"But it would be even better with a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper," said the young woman in the crowd. The pot boiled and boiled. The smell of the stone soup made the young man very happy.
"That soup needs some potatoes!" cried another villager. "I know just where to get some."
Into the pot went the potatoes,salt,pepper,beef bones,onions,carrots and the most important thing the stone.After a while,the young man tasted the soup.
"This is the best stone ever!"he said. "Now its ready to be eaten." 
"Why don't we eat it with some bread?" asked another villager.
"There is enough soup for everyone" said the young man. "Please join me!"

The villagers set up tables in the village square with their best dishes and spoons.
"This is the best stone soup we have ever tasted" said the villagers.But then they realized that they have made a mistake,so they all called out "We are sorry for not letting you eat food"
"Ah, its OK, enjoy your soup"said the young man and then left the villagers with the recipe of the stone soup.