In the European folk story, what was added to the pot with water first to make the soup?
Correct answer: Stone
Old Fool
That's how you make Emu Stew (traditional Australian dish).
First put a rounded river stone in the pot, add Emu and other ingredients, boil for 3 days.
Throw away Emu and eat stone, it will be softer... lol
Mori
I'm very familiar with the story, so I answered accordingly, but I think the question is too open. Lots of European stories with soup out there!
Betty-boo
first heard this story on little house on the prairie.
andy1962
I know the story, but with a nail😀
DaiseyBunni
Davy, Livingston, this was one of my favorite stories as a child. In my version the villagers tell the soldiers they have no food and the soldiers make “Stone Soup”. The rest of the story is the same.
meow
Player #25874027, they contributed by providing the pot & water
Player #22637229
We had a similar story in Lithuania, but they were msking the soup with an axe instead of the rock :)
Shelby Johnson
Actually made Stone Soup in elementary school!
Sam
This was one of my favorite books in elementary. I still have my copy that I read to my children.
Player #120374466
Old Fool, I would throw out Emu meat also. The stone would probably taste better.
Lisik
Arohanui, have you heard about soup made of an axe? Well known Russian tale.
Leo
I have heard of stone soup, but didn’t know about the story behind it . Thanks .
Maestra
Player #25874027, they contributed water, the pot, they made the fire, and had the IDEA! 👍
KittyA9
“Overcome evil with good.”
Gwen
Wonderful story very good life lesson about sharing w others!
Gabs
Having never heard of The Stone Soup before, I figured I would read what the answer was. Pretty cool little story, I really like it.
shienaas
Disney story called button soup where Daisy tricks uncle scrooge with her button in a cauldron and shares with the entire village. lol
Wayne
I've heard this story before but with a button instead of a stone. Buttons were usually made from bone back then and would make more sense to "flavor" the soup.
Nada
That was a tricky question bug still I am not a doctor or politician bro
Player #7173292
meow, which is probably the hardest part
Leona
The same famous russian fairy tale: The hatchet porridge :) Hatchet instead of stone.
Ze
In Portugal, we still make stone soup. In the town of Almeirim, stone soup is the traditional dish
Dewi
at first, I want to choose stone without using any help, but somehow I felt doubt. Then I used a help, indeed... the answer is stone. This folk is quite similar to the one I heard in my place. However, this one really makes sense and delivers moral lesson.
Player #62752956
Mori, how would you make it less open? You can’t say “in the story Stone Soup…”
Goblin
Somehow I knew the answer right away. But, depending on what type of stone it is... it might have had lots of needed minerals in it.
Boiling the stone instead of crushing it, well ....
Melode
when my younger daughter was in grade school her class made this soup. she said it was pretty good. Noone expecting it.
melanie
Shelby Johnson, I made it too in grade 3
Marcella
I've heard that story before on little house on on the prairie its a great story
mikhawk317
Disney had a similar story called "Button soup", using Scrooge Mcduck as the main character. Loved reading it as a kid.
Primrosepath
I remember this story from kindergarten.
TurtleRox
There is a cafe near me that is called Stone Soup. I never knew the meaning until now. Thanks!
Player #25963542
Player #25874027, He had an idea! Sounds familiar?
Player #25874027
rayvan,
Try reading the explanation.
If that’s too hard it’s a scam to get the villagers to “share” all their ingredients when the soup makers actually have nothing to contribute