Stone soup : an old tale
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast. Based on an old French tale.
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- ISBN: 9780689711039
- ISBN: 0689711034
- ISBN: 0689878362
- Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition Second Aladdin paperback edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1997.
- Copyright ©1947.
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Stone Soup
A Caldecott Honor Book with remastered artwork for its 75th anniversary! Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic. Three soldiers come marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants, seeing them coming, suddenly become very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. All their food is hidden under mattresses or in barns. Then follows a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Why, of course--even with no food, they can still make a wonderful soup! All they will need is three round stones. But to make a truly perfect stone soup, they will of course also need a carrot or two...a cabbage...and so it goes. First published in 1947, Marcia Brown's retelling of a French folktale is a picture book classic. Her lively art creates a festival of activity, of dancing and laughter, that young readers will want to experience again and again.