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YOUNG CHRONICLE

November 28th, 2014

STONE SOUP STORY

An old poor traveller arrived in
a small village. He had no food
or money and had not eaten in
days. The one thing he did
have was a cooking pot that he
used on those rare occasions
when he had something to
cook.
He built a small cooking fire,
placed his pot on it, and poured
in some water. When a few
villagers asked what he was
doing, he replied that he was making Stone Soup which was an ancient tasty recipe passed
down to him from his ancestors. He then dropped in a smooth; round stone he had in his
pocket into the pot.
As the soup warmed, the traveller told the villagers stories of his travels and the exciting things
he'd seen. He tasted his soup and said it was coming along nicely, but a bit of salt would bring
out the flavour. One curious villager went into her home and returned with some salt for the
soup.
A few more villagers walking by stopped to see what was going on when they heard the
traveller speaking. The traveller told more stories and said that a couple carrots or onion would
be a nice addition to the already delicious soup. So, another villager figured he could give a
few carrots. So the carrots were added to the soup.
This continued on with the traveller casually asking for onions, a bit of meat, herbs, and
potatoes to bring out the full potential of the soup.
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Finally, the soup was ready and everyone enjoyed the tasty meal prepared for them from just a
stone, and a few other items.

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