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The
three
soldiers
returning
home
from
war
were
hungry.
When
they
saw
the
village
ahead
their
spirits
lifted
-
they
were
sure
the
villagers
would
give
them
a
meal.
But
when
they
got
there,
they
found
the
doors
locked
and
the
windows
closed.
After
many
years
of
war,
the
villagers
were
short
of
food,
and
hoarded
what
they
had.
Undeterred,
the
soldiers
boiled
a
pot
of
water
and
carefully
placed
three
stones
into
it.
The
amazed
villagers
came
out
to
watch.
"This
is
stone
soup,"
the
soldiers
explained.
"Is
that
all
you
put
in
it?"
asked
the
villagers.
"Absolutely
-
although
some
say
it
tastes
even
better
with
a
few
carrots..."
A
villager
ran
off,
returning
in
no
time
with
a
basket
of
carrots
from
his
hoard.
A
couple
of
minutes
later,
the
villagers
again
asked
"Is
that
it?"
"Well,"
said
the
soldiers,
"a
couple
of
potatoes
give
it
body."
Off
ran
another
villager.
Over
the
next
hour,
the
soldiers
listed
more
ingredients
that
would
enhance
the
soup:
beef,
leeks,
salt,
and
herbs.
Each
time
a
different
villager
would
run
off
to
raid
their
personal
stores.
Eventually
they
had
produced
a
large
pot
of
steaming
soup.
The
soldiers
removed
the
stones,
and
they
sat
down
with
the
entire
village
to
enjoy
the
first
square
meal
any
of
them
had
eaten
in
months.
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