Stone Soup for Everyone, Says Tara
Tara makes soup from a stone, and the whole village adds one thing at a time.
Tara the koala arrived in a village on a cold evening, very hungry. The people shut their doors. ‘We have nothing to spare,’ they said. Tara sat in the square, thinking.
Then Tara lit a fire and filled a big pot with water. She dropped in a smooth round stone. ‘I’m making stone soup,’ she announced. ‘It’s magic. It only needs a little something extra.’
Pippa the rabbit peeked out. ‘Stone soup?’ she said. ‘I have some peas.’ Into the pot they went. Then Suki the squirrel brought herbs. Theo the zebra brought a bag of rice.
The soup bubbled and smelled wonderful. Soon the whole village gathered round with bowls and spoons. Everyone shared, and there was plenty for all.
‘Best soup I ever had,’ said Theo. Tara smiled and fished out the stone. ‘The magic wasn’t in the stone,’ she said. ‘It was in sharing.’ And the village was never unfriendly again.
The little lesson
When everyone shares a little, there is plenty for all.
Let’s talk about it
- What did each neighbour add?
- Is there really magic in the stone?
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