We all know the story of Stone Soup, right? Well if you don’t, here’s a quick re-telling I got off of wikipedia, paraphrased:
Some travellers come to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty cooking pot. The villagers are unwilling to share any of their food stores with the hungry travellers. The travelers fill the pot with water, drop a large stone in it, and place it over a fire. “What are you doing?” a villager asks. The travellers answer that they are making “stone soup”, which tastes wonderful, but it still needs a little bit of garnish to improve the flavour. The villager does not mind parting with a few carrots to help them out, so that gets added to the soup. Another villager walks by, inquiring about the pot, and the travellers again mention their stone soup which has not reached its full potential yet. The villager hands them a little bit of seasoning to help them out. More and more villagers walk by, each adding another ingredient. Finally, a delicious and nourishing pot of soup is enjoyed by all.
Basically, by the time the soup’s made, the stone is forgotten. I remember when I first heard it, my thought was “I hope no one tried to eat that rock.”
