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    Stone Soup
    Stone Soup
    Stone Soup
    Audiobook10 minutes

    Stone Soup

    Written by Marcia Brown

    Narrated by Marcia Brown

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    About this audiobook

    Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 1983
    ISBN9780545416924
    Stone Soup
    Author

    Marcia Brown

    I Marcia Brown was born and raised in Washington County Indiana. I am a certified adult peer support specialist to help recovery addicts and I also have a bachelor’s degree from International School of Ministry. I have two children, daughter and a son living and have a lot of trauma from me being in addiction. I lived with addiction for 32 years. I seek the Lord with all my heart and the word of God has set me free from addiction. When God called me out of darkness to light I now help others who are currently suffering from addiction as I have. God has revealed my purpose in life for him and also it keeps me grounded in my recovery and when I share my strength and hope with other recovering addicts are being successful with what I share.

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    • 4/5
      A story about three hungry soldiers who arrive in a poor town where no one wants to share their food or give them a place to stay. The tree soldiers trick the townspeople by telling them that they had made stone soup for the king and they would make it for them. They got everyone to add ingredients to make the soup taste even better and by the end it was a feast. Afterward they gave them comfortable beds to sleep in in prominent homes. I think this book would be a great to talk about sharing and even community.
    • 3/5
      Summary:Three tired and hungry soldiers travel through a village and ask for food and a place to rest. When they are turned down, they decide to teach the villagers a lesson and make stone soup. Even though all of the people denied having food, they were still able to find the ingredients for a wonderful soup. In the end, all of the villagers contribute to the meal and the soldiers were able to rest and then travel down the road.Personal Reaction:I think this is a great story to tell at any age, especially if the students are having a hard time getting along or sharing. It is a great story that teaches the importance of community and helping others. Extension Ideas:1. Have students come up with a "recipe" for a good community. What are the ingredients and what do you do to make it?2. Make a classroom stone soup. As you add each ingredient,have students share one lesson they learned from the book.
    • 5/5
      The Best story I had read about getting people to work together. Man don’t come like that anymore. Lol
    • 5/5
      This is a tale of three crafty and incredibly hungry soldier. As they approach a small town, the citizens know that the soldiers will soon ask for food and places to stay, both of which they have very little of. When the soldiers approach the citizens inform them that they in fact have NO food and NO extra space. Of course this was a lie. The sneaky soldiers entice the townspeople by informing them that they will be making soup out of three stones. These seems preposterous, but the citizens are intrigued none-the-less. As the "soup" of stones and water began to cook in a pot over a fire, the soldiers spoke to one another listing various things that would make the soup even better: salt and pepper, vegetables, meat and cream. As they were so intrigued by a soup made out of stones, the townspeople eagerly brought all the ingredients without fully realizing what they were doing. Soon the soldiers had a soup made out of stones (and a few extra key ingredients) and the town feasted with them. Their hostility towards the soldiers melted away and they all shared in the festivities.
    • 3/5
      An old tale that has been enjoyed by many generations and is still enjoyed today. Three hungry soldiers come to a town where none will share food with them because of a poor harvest. They come up with a plan to trick them all by saying they will make stone soup. In the process of making the recipe, the soldiers ask for ingredients and the peasants flee to go get them. In the end, all shared a feast…made from a stone.
    • 4/5
      The classic tale of Stone Soup, set in early, war-time France.
    • 4/5
      This book is about three soldiers who have just finished fighting a war and are very hungry and tired. They stumble upon a village and try to find some peasants who will feed them and let them stay the night to rest. All of the peasants say no, so the soldiers have a plan to make stone soup, which the peasants give them food for and they end up getting places to sleep for the night.When I first read this story, I didn’t really like it. However, I read it a second time and I enjoyed it more the second time than the first time. I felt this story would help teach children to help others when they need to be helped and to show courtesy. In the classroom, I would tell the students that we are going to make our own stone soup. I would take suggestions from the children as to what to put in it and then bring those items with me the next day and we would make stone soup, without the stones.
    • 3/5
      In this Caldecott Honor Book, three hungry soldiers arrive in a poor town where no one can spare any food--until they begin to make their magic stone soup! Illustrated in simple, black, red, & white drawings, this is a classic story.
    • 5/5
      I loved this story for a two reasons. First, I loved that the illustrations were simple yet interesting. I also admired the fact that illustrations and the text fit together perfectly. For example, it was clear that the peasants were excited and happy that the soldiers were making a “magic” soup out of stones. Their facial expressions and body posture were well depicted through the illustrations. Second, I loved the plot. The plot was definitely humorous and engaging. I especially loved the part where the peasants were happy to give the soldiers ingredients for the soup, such as carrots or beef, even though they all just gave the soldiers excuses as to why they cannot give them any food. It was very funny to see the peasants being tricked by the soldiers throughout the book. After reading this book, I found that the big idea is to always help your neighbors when they need it.
    • 5/5
      This story is about 3 soldiers who are walking in search of shelter. They come upon a village that is going through a famine and nobody trusts anyone because of the hard times they are going through. They decide to make stone soup for everyone and the villagers begin to open up and offer ingredients and in the end shelter.This book is great for 3rd through 5th grade. It teaches about sharing, and cooking.
    • 3/5
      As three tired and hungry soldiers approach a village, the kindly request hospitality of something to eat and a place to rest.Wary of soldiers, hide their food and initially do not provide a resting place.Without fear and intimidation, the three men turn the table and say they will help to feed the peasants by making a large pot of stone soup.Boiling water and rocks, they wonder if perhaps their might be a carrot or two, a small piece of meet and other items.Opening their pantries and hearts, the town folk share. Like an image of the loaves and fishes, the soup is multiplied by the items donated and soon the table is filled with happy strangers who become friends.There is sharing, dancing and laughter. All are fed and all are happy.The author wrote both the text and illustrations. The illustrations are lovely in shades of white, black and red, pink and grey.I liked this tale and the lovely images.
    • 4/5
      Stone Soup by Marcia Brown is A Caldecott honor book. This story is also considered by many as "traditional" story as it has been told in many forms for many years. It is the story of a hungry soldier who comes to a small poor town and is told there is no food. The soldier states he can make a soup with just one stone. Soon the townspeople are each providi9ng one item from their homes in order to make the soup tastier. Eventually the people have a wonderful flavorful soup made of many ingredients. The people are surprised the soldier made a soup out of one stone. The idea of the story is "if we all pull together we can accomplish anything even with "no food". It is a wonderful way to show children that if everyone chips in just a little and gives what they can, much can be accomplished. The pictures are not flashy or fancy. It is the text of the words themselves that capture the imagination. Ways to extend this story would be to create a friendship soup. First the children could discuss what types of vegetables could be provided to create the soup. The parents could be encouraged to each sign up and bring one ingredient for the children to add to the soup. As the teacher, I provided the cooked hamburger and spaghetti sauce to the roaster pot while the students added the canned veggies. It was a tasty success. This was the perfect opportunity to invite the parents to come and share the soup with the students and for the students to share a few songs with the parents. The children completed a journal page about the event and a wall chart showing what they put into the pot. No child was left out as I made sure to have extra cans of veggies available.
    • 4/5
      It's funny how a single story changes with the telling. These days the classic tale of how to make stone soup has been told in a myriad of different tellings and versions. But if you harken back a little to Marci Brown's 1947 concoction, you see clearly that the story can be a little more sardonic than its alternate versions. In this tale, villagers are tricked out of their greed and fear into sharing and enjoying life with their neighbors. And it's all thanks to a soup that doesn't even exist.
    • 5/5
      Part Ca 5 of 1 Motif (Trickery)Brown, M. (1947). Stone soup. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.Three clever soldiers stroll into a town looking for food and a place to sleep. All of the townspeople, anticipating that the soldiers will want some food, hide it so that they can say they don’t have enough to share. But the three soldiers have a plan. The tell all of the peasants that they will make stone soup. They start with a pot of water and stones, and one by one, each peasant starts to bring more ingredients to add to the soup. The unique feature of this book is that the trick of getting the peasants to bring their food has a positive outcome for all. The people do not feel as though they have been tricked out of something, even though they have been tricked into sharing.
    • 5/5
      I love this book, and this traditional tale! One reason I love it is because of the illustrations by Marcia Brown. Red is a color associated with hunger and food, and by using red as the only color in the book (besides black, grey, and white tones), it emphasizes the fact that the story is about food, and that the soldiers are hungry and the villagers are holding out on them. I also like this book because of all of the dialogue. By giving names and speech to so many villagers as well as to the solder, Marcia makes the fact that the villagers are holding out food even more personal, and makes it easier to sympathize with the soldiers. The message of this story is to not lie, and to help thy fellow neighbor.
    • 4/5
      Stone Soup is a wise tale of Three Monks coming to visit a villiagethat has been affected by famine and war. The people do not interactand they are suspicious of each other. The villiage has no unity no warmth not until the Three Monks come to bring the villiage joy again. What is stone soup? I learned it can be any food that can cause people to share and interact with each other. After all the villiagers made the soup, it did seem like a soup I wanted to taste, of course no stones please!Classroom Extensions1. A hand out given to the students with reading comprehension questions about the story2. A puzzle that must be done in a group. Each student must solve at least one part of the puzzle to reinforce the importance of teamwork
    • 3/5
      Three soldiers come into a small village seeking food and shelter, but everyone says there is no food or place for them to stay. The soldiers say they will make "stone soup" out in the town square instead, intriguing the villagers with this mysterious dish. As they lament the lack of carrot, meat, barley, etc. in the soup, the villagers suddenly recall having a small amount of said ingredient to add to the pot. By the end of the evening, a large feast is shared by villagers and soldiers alike!Once again, I find myself having to say how I'm not really a huge fan of traditional fairy tales/fables. I can't exactly place my finger on why, but this story did little for me. Others have commented on how it's ultimately a story about sharing, although it seems to be more one of trickery, and about the soldiers' resilience (although that could be argued that it's the mighty strong-arming the weak, as usual). Whatever it is, it's not a story that particularly resonates with me. My 6-year-old niece also walked away from this title halfway through reading it, which is highly unusual for her.The award-winning illustrations are in a style I typically like -- black and white drawings with splashes of one color only (in this case red). The red does add liveliness to the pictures, but something about the illustrations feels very old and dated (beyond just the historic setting). Overall, I wasn't particularly impressed with this book, even though I know it is generally considered a classic of children's literature. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      This is a cute book about three soldiers who are looking for food and shelter among a peasant village. The peasants fear strangers and hide their food. But the soldiers outsmart everyone and come up with the idea to make stone soup in a huge pot. The peasants contribute different things to the soup, making it delicious. Everyone works together to make the soup a success, and the peasants come to like the soldiers.
    • 5/5
      This is a classic that I remember reading when I was young and it is such a great story. Three soldiers are traveling and in need of kind hospitality. When the townspeople see them coming they hide their food so that they don't have to share. The soldiers accept the townspeople's declining them food and shelter, and start to make a soup that uses stones. The people are taken by this soup, and begin to add all of their hidden goods to make the soup more rich. Everyone feasts and is very happy, and the soldiers have a place to sleep before they leave in the morning.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed Marcia Brown’s “Stone Soup” because there was a strong presence of clear, descriptive language, suspenseful plot, and illustrations that enhance the story. Evidence of Brown’s usage of clear, descriptive language is found when she describes how the townspeople hid their food from the soldiers. Brown describes how they “pushed sacks of barley under the hay in the lofts, lowered buckets of milk down the wells, and spread old quilts over the carrot bins”. This helps the reader understand the great lengths the people went to in order to hide the food from the soldiers; the descriptions also help the reader visualize the hiding spots. Throughout the story Brown creates a sense of suspense for the reader. The reader is left wondering if the soldiers will find out that the people are lying about the food, and if the people will realize that the soldiers have tricked them. The illustrations in the story greatly enhance the story because it helps the reader visualize what France might have looked like during this time period, it also helps struggling readers follow the plot with ease. The overall meaning of the story is that much can be accomplished when everyone is willing to contribute. The only reason that the soldiers were successful in making the stone soup is because the peasants added the ingredients that they had into the mix. When people work together everyone can benefit. The soldiers obtained food and a place to sleep, and the peasants will never go hungry because they have learned “how to make soup from stones”.
    • 5/5
      Three hungry soldiers come to town and teach the people how to make a delicious soup with stones (and added ingredients).
    • 4/5
      Three soldiers headed towards a town can only think of a good meal and a warm bed to sleep. The villagers, not wanting to share their food supply, cleverly hide it and offer the soldiers no place to sleep when they come by. Not to be discouraged, the soldiers tell the villagers they will make Stone Soup, and it will be enough to feed everyone. All they need are three stones - but it would taste much better with a few carrots… some cabbage… and so on…
    • 4/5
      A great tale about what can be accomplished if people work together. In this case a grand meal. Wonderful book to share in a classroom to begin conversations about great things people built together.
    • 4/5
      This is the story about three soldiers who come to a town. The peasants see them coming and hide their food for fear that the soldiers will eat it. At every house the soldiers are denied food with excuse after excuse. The soldiers use their wit and say they would like to make stone soup, attracting the attention of the villagers who are curious about how to make soup from stones. The pot is filled with stones and water. The soldiers remark that it would be so much better with carrots or cabbage or beef so the villagers scurry around to find the items to spare. The villagers are amazed about making soup from stone and know that they will never be hungry again with this recipe. This is a clever story about using your mind to get what you want and making friends in the process. This could be a fun activity for a class to act out, making their own stone soup in the process. This story shows that if each individual contributes one item to the whole, an entire soup can be created to share.
    • 5/5
      Another old childhood favorite of mine is Marcia Brown's fun-filled Stone Soup. My elementary school classmates and I had been read this fantastic picture book by our librarian, and I can remember hanging on to every word of the story as I studied the illustrations. Stone Soup is a lovely picture book for young children who are just beginning their reading journey. And no child will be disappointed in this one.

      Stone Soup had been the third book that I had the pleasure of reading as a child?only preceded by Hamburgers and Ice Cream for Dessert, and Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport. And they are all incredible stories for the developing young mind. Five-star legends in children's literature.

    • 3/5
      Genre: FolkloreThis story focuses on three soldiers that are tired and hungry and need a place to stay as they march on down a long road and then how they trick some village people in making soup out of food they would not offer freely when the soldiers asked for it. Many folktales have tricks and clever characters that get what they need or want by being smart. The three soldiers make the people think they make soup from stones but really the soldiers were just getting the village people to add real food to the soup as they went along making it. The book only uses one color, orange and the rest is gray and black and white. It looks a lot like wood cuts and water colors.
    • 4/5
      Great version of a classic tale of generosity and cooperation.
    • 5/5
      (Fable, Folklore)Marcia Brown retells the old fable of Stone Soup. Three hungry soldiers on their way home from battle come upon a village and hope for some food and shelter from the villagers. The villagers, unwilling to share, have locked away all their food and denied them beds. The soldiers in cunning announce that since there is no food they will make stone soup and be on their way...however, the stone soup will taste much better with a carrot or two, some cabbage, perhaps a potato. The villagers, intrigued by the thought of how to make stone soup happily oblige the additional ingredients without realizing they are being tricked into providing food for the hungry soldiers. I enjoyed this classic retelling of Stone Soup. I'm sure it would entrance current generation of children just as it did for me in my youth. Such is the charm of the classics and why they never go away!
    • 5/5
      There are a few reasons that I like this book. My first reason for liking the book is because I feel that the illustrations are appropriate to the mood of the story. In the beginning of the story when everyone was trying to hide their food from the soldiers, the illustrations depicts the people in the town with such serious and pitiful expressions as they explain to the soldiers why they couldn't give them anything to eat. As the story goes on and the stone soup is being made the atmosphere begins to change and so does the expressions on the faces of the characters in the story. They begin to smile, laugh, and dance as they start to let down their guard and enjoy the comments from the soldiers. I also liked the story because of the plot. The townspeople never realized that they were being tricked out of the food that they had just said they couldn't spare or they didn't have. For instance when Paul and Francoise were asked by the soldiers if they could spare any food, they replied it’s been a poor harvest but yet when the stone soup started to be made and carrots were mentioned, Francoise ran off and brought back her apron full of carrots. The big idea of this story is when everyone chips in a little it can go along way.
    • 4/5
      Three soldiers enter a famished villiage, hungry themselves and in search of food. The villiage has nothing to offer them. The three optimistic soldiers then set out to make stone soup. Every body joins in, bringing what they have to offer, and they once barren soup then becomes a feast for all. All the villiagers come to the table bearing their hearts and appetites, hailing the soldiers for their pragmaticism and optimal creativity. They offer them the three best beds in the whole villiage for the remainder of their stay. This is a great story, and I remember reading as a story. It gives the message that even in one's greatest hunger, there is always an optimism to be found. The artwork, although almost colorless, and primitive, synchronizes with the feeling of the book perfectly.