BR 2-12: Stone Soup

I read Stone Soup, because its title has impact. I am interested in its title. This story is based on an old folktale from Europe. In some countries, it is called Nail Soup and a nail is used instead of a stone.

The main character is a poor old man. One day, the man visited to an old woman's cottage. He said that the man was able to cook soup with stone. So the woman made the man to cook it. But the man said that an onion, a potato and some meat would make it better still. So the woman chopped them and popped it in. The man finished cooking it. The woman was satisfied at its taste. Maybe, the woman forgot to pop an onion, a potato and some meat in. The man was able to have a supper with the woman.

My favorite line is "He washed the stone and put it in his pocket." I can guess that the man keep spending his life same way, because he is poor. I think its line is interesting! And in a sense, he is clever.

(Reference)
Lesley, S. (2009). Stone Soup. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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