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Stone Soup
About the Tale
Level
his charming cumulative tale originated in Europe where it spread

from country to country. Many versions exist in French, Swedish,
Russian, English, and a host of other languages. In it, a stranger (or a
group of strangers) comes to town and tricks the towns-folk into
adding a variety of vegetables to a pot, which contained hot water and a
single stone. As you may have imagined, the resulting soup is rich,
delicious, and plentiful enough to be eaten by one and all. Stone Soup
is not only an engaging story, but also a gentle reminder of the great
benefit of sharing.
Discussion Questions
1. What would stone soup taste like without any vegetables?
2. Was it fair or unfair of the soup-maker to trick the people of the
Word Count
261
Vocabulary
broth, cabbage,
sniff, village
Supportive Features
repetitive, patterned text;
few lines of text per page
Challenging Features
concept of tricking the
villagers, dialogue
village into adding their vegetables?
Comprehension
3. What lesson does this story teach us?
Use this book with the

Comprehension Quilt
on page 23.
Notable Retellings
B Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Aladdin, 1997). Originally published
Phonics
soft c and g: nice, place,
except, once, danced;
village, giant, cabbage
in 1947, this wonderful Caldecott-Honoree still stands the test of

time.
B Stone Soup by Jon Muth (Scholastic, 2003). In this richly illustrated

version, the story in transplanted from Europe to wartorn China.
Writing
B Stone Soup by Tony Ross (Puffin, 1990). Get silly with this rib-tickling
take starring a crafty hen and gullible wolf.
Companion Reproducible
Focus Skills: Comprehension, Critical and Creative
Thinking, Writing
Fluency
Name ____
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My Recip
e for Sto
ne Soup
What wou
ld you
Then, writ
e the
Distribute copies of the reproducible on page 68.

Then invite each child to write the directions for
making stone soup.
put in ston
e soup? Add
it on the
directions
line.
for making
it.
Stone So
up
Feeds: A
village
Ingredients:
Stone
Cabbage
Carrot
Ear of cor
n
Beans
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Directio
ns for ma
king: ____
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Scholasti
c Folk &
Fairy Tale
Easy Readers
Teaching
68
Invite children to write a

summary of the story. It
should be no longer than
four sentences and should
tell about the main events.
Have children chorally

read the story as
volunteers act it out. As an
alternative, have children
use the storys dialogue to
write and perform a play
version of the story.
Guide page
68
67
Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Teaching Guide Scholastic Teaching Resources
Name _______________________________________________
My Recipe for Stone Soup

What would you put in stone soup? Add it on the line.
Then, write the directions for making the soup.
Stone Soup
Feeds: A village
Ingredients:
Stone
Carrots
Beans
Cabbage
Corn
_____________________
Directions for making: ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
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Stone Soup
A retelling by Kama Einhorn Illustrated by Necdet Yilmaz
From then on, the people in the village

shared. And their very favorite thing to
share was stone soup!
Scholastic Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Teaching Guide page 69
16
One day a visitor came to town.

The soup cooked and cooked. Finally,
Hello! Does anybody have food to share?
it was ready. Everyone ate a big bowl.
he asked.
This is delicious! they all said.
NO! said everyone.
14
Once upon a time, there was a village.

It was a nice place to live except for one
The soup made them so happy that they
thing. People did not like to share.
danced and sang all night long.
15
stone soup for everyone.

Then he took a stone and dropped it into
A girl brought beans and put them in the pot.
a giant pot.
4
13
Thats OK, said the visitor. I will make
Then the visitor said, I once had stone
The visitor sniffed his broth. Some people
soup with cabbage and carrots and corn
came outside to see what he was doing.
and beans. It was delicious!
Some watched from their windows.
12
Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup

with cabbage and carrots and corn. It was
That gave one man in the village an idea.
delicious!
He brought a cabbage and put it in the pot.

10
Mmmm, I love stone soup. The only thing

better is stone soup with cabbage! said
the visitor.
A boy brought corn and put it in the pot.

6
11
A woman brought carrots and put them
with cabbage and carrots. It was delicious!
in the pot.
Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup
Making the Mini-Books

3. Position the pages so that the lettered
le
The Litt
Red Hen
Cravath
by Lynne
Illustrated
Findley
by Violet
A retelling
spreads (A, B, C, D) are face up. Place

the B spread on top of the A spread.
Then, place the C and D spreads on
top of those in sequence.
1. Make doublesided copies of the
I will just
not help,
use you did
said
No! Beca
by myself,
this bread
have to eat
hen.
red
little
top!
the
jam on
did, with the dog.
she
so
And
said
Not me! 16
said the cat.
Not me!
.
said the duck
Not me!
mini-book pages.
at was tall.
, all the whe
d
Before long
this? aske
help me cut
Who will
hen.
the little red
5
12
(You should have

page 33
Teaching Guide
Tale Easy Readers
Folk & Fairy
Scholastic
copies for
each one.)
page 35
Teaching Guide
Tale Easy Readers
Folk & Fairy
Scholastic
two double-sided
.
said the dog
Not me!
said the cat.
Not me!
.
ed.
said the duck
lazy.
d was bak
Not me!
e all quite
, all the brea
wer
d
long
they
re
Befo
this? aske
You see,
said
3
help me eat
it by myself,
Who will
have to cut
hen.
I will just
the little red
said
hen.
14
by myself,
the little red
to grind it
7
have
I will just
hen.
red
the little
10
Before long, all the wheat was cut.

Not me! said the dog.
Who will help me grind this? asked
Not me! said the cat.
Notthe
me!
dog.
Before
the the
wheat
was ground.
littlesaid
redthe
hen.
Notlong,
me!allsaid
duck.
Not me! said the cat. 8
this into bread?
D Who will help me bake
9
Not me! said the duck.
asked the little red hen.
I will just have to bake 11
it by myself, said
I will just have to plant6 it by myself, said
C
Once
a time,
Me!
said red
the dog.
the little
hen.
theupon
little red
hen.a little red hen decided
to plant some wheat. 4
B Me! said the cat.
13
Who will help me plant this? she asked.
Me! said the duck.
le
The Litt
Red Hen
Cravath
by Lynne
Illustrated
Findley
by Violet
A retelling
15
16
Guide page 33
Tale Easy Readers Teaching
Scholastic Folk & Fairy
along the dashed line.
I will just
not help,
use you did
said
No! Beca
by myself,
this bread
have to eat
hen.
the little red
jam on top!
with
did,
And so she
2. Cut the pages in half
was baked.
Before long, all the bread
this? asked
Who will help me eat
the little red hen.
Not me! said the dog.

Not me! said the cat.
Not me! said the duck.
quite lazy.
You see, they were all
4. Fold the pages in half

along the solid line.
Make sure all the pages
are in the proper order.
Staple them together
along the books spine.
The Little
Red Hen
A retelling by
Violet Findley
Illustrated by
Lynne Cravath
14
Book Badge Reproducibles
Let me read
Lets read
______________________________ .
______________________________ .
to you!
together!
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Stone Soup

About the Tale

his charming cumulative tale originated in Europe where it spread

village into adding their vegetables?

3. What lesson does this story teach us?

Use this book with the

in 1947, this wonderful Caldecott-Honoree still stands the test of

B Stone Soup by Jon Muth (Scholastic, 2003). In this richly illustrated

Distribute copies of the reproducible on page 68.

Invite children to write a

Have children chorally

My Recipe for Stone Soup

Directions for making: ____________________________________

From then on, the people in the village

One day a visitor came to town.

Hello! Does anybody have food to share?

it was ready. Everyone ate a big bowl.

This is delicious! they all said.

NO! said everyone.

Once upon a time, there was a village.

The soup made them so happy that they

thing. People did not like to share.

danced and sang all night long.

stone soup for everyone.

Thats OK, said the visitor. I will make

Then the visitor said, I once had stone

The visitor sniffed his broth. Some people

soup with cabbage and carrots and corn

came outside to see what he was doing.

and beans. It was delicious!

Some watched from their windows.

Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup

That gave one man in the village an idea.

He brought a cabbage and put it in the pot.

Mmmm, I love stone soup. The only thing

A boy brought corn and put it in the pot.

A woman brought carrots and put them

with cabbage and carrots. It was delicious!

Then the visitor said, I once had stone soup

Making the Mini-Books

spreads (A, B, C, D) are face up. Place

1. Make doublesided copies of the

(You should have

Before long, all the wheat was cut.

along the dashed line.

2. Cut the pages in half

Not me! said the dog.

4. Fold the pages in half

Book Badge Reproducibles

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