Stone Soup

A retelling by Kama Einhorn Illustrated by Necdet Yilmaz

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Stone Soup
A retelling by Kama Einhorn Illustrated by Necdet Yilmaz

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No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part or stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information
regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Written by Violet Findley
Illustrated by Necdet Yilmaz
Designed by Maria Lilja
ISBN: 0-439-77399-7
Copyright 2006 by Scholastic Inc.
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in China.
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Once upon a time, there was a village.
It was a nice place to live except for one
thing. People did not like to share.
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One day a visitor came to town.
Hello! Does anybody have food to share?
he asked.
NO! said everyone.
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Thats OK, said the visitor. I will make
stone soup for everyone.
Then he took a stone and dropped it into
a giant pot.
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The visitor sniffed his broth. Some people
came outside to see what he was doing.
Some watched from their windows.
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Mmmm, I love stone soup. The only thing
better is stone soup with cabbage! said
the visitor.
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That gave one man in the village an idea.
He brought a cabbage and put it in the pot.
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Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup
with cabbage and carrots. It was delicious!
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A woman brought carrots and put them
in the pot.
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Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup
with cabbage and carrots and corn. It was
delicious!
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A boy brought corn and put it in the pot.
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Then the visitor said, I once had stone
soup with cabbage and carrots and corn
and beans. It was delicious!
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A girl brought beans and put them in the pot.
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The soup cooked and cooked. Finally,
it was ready. Everyone ate a big bowl.
This is delicious! they all said.
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The soup made them so happy that they
danced and sang all night long.
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From then on, the people in the village
shared. And their very favorite thing to
share was stone soup!
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Glossary
broth thin soup
cabbage a green leafy
vegetable
sniff to smell
village a very small town
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ISBN: 0-439-77399-7
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