it’s coming along nicely
Too bad we don’t have a little barley to chicken it with. But, of course, there’s no sense in wishing.” “come to think of it, I may have a little barley,” said the woman. She life the room and soon returned with a cup full of barley. “that’s wonderful!” said the traveler, adding the barley to the water. He stirred a few minutes more and then said, “yes, indeed, this is find! It’s just too bad we don’t have a turnip and a potato or two. They make ordinary stone soup into a feast, but this will do.”
“well,” said the woman, “maybe I overlooked something.”