Soon the rumor had spread around the whole village. Someone was making
a delicious soup with a special stone. People came from every house to smell the
bubbling soup, and each of them brought an extra ingredient to make the soup taste
even better. They were so hungry, and the soup smelled so good. dIt must be that
special stone,g they said.
Finally, the man declared that the soup was ready and it was time to eat.
The villagers each brought a dish, and there was plenty of food for everyone. They
talked and laughed, and for a while they forgot the famine and the cold. Even long after
the famine had ended, people still remembered that night and the finest soup they had
ever tasted.