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2) [Stone soup
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Arabic
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Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
4) Stone soup
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English
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"Three hungry soldiers teach selfish villagers that sharing brings happiness by convincing them to contribute ingredients to their stone soup. Soup-making turns into a village-wide celebration and changes the villagers forever"--Provided by publisher.
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Based on the popular fable, the story describes what happens when a stranger arrives in the village of Chelm right before Passover. When no one invites the stranger to Seder, he offers to make soup with matzoh balls using only a stone. The stranger tricks the villagers into contributing to the soup and everyone has a delicious Seder.
6) Stone soup
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Three wise monks trick a poor,frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
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"In this version of the classic tale, Stone soup, three witches are looking for a tasty treat on Halloween morning and they find only a small bone in their cupboard. So they decide to go from door to door in their village to find just the right ingredients for their bone soup"--
8) Stone soup
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Two hungry travelers use a stone as a soup starter and demonstrate the benefits of sharing. Includes a recipe for soup.
9) Stone Soup
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Three soldiers came marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants, seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. So all the food was hidden under mattresses or in barns. There followed a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Stone soup? Why, of course, they could make a wonderful soup of stones...but, of course, one must add a carrot or two...some meat...so it went.
Marcia Brown
...10) Stone soup
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Retells the classic tale in which a poor but clever traveler finds a way to get the townspeople to share their food with him.
11) Stone soup
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English
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When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.
12) Stone Soup
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English
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In order to provide English learners with extensive reading pleasure, it consists of jewels that span the East and West, from literary works of famous writers such as Aesop's fables, Andersen, Shakespeare, and picture brothers to traditional fairy tales from all over the world.
13) Stone Soup
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In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist. Includes an interview with author.
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Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent...
15) Sopa de piedras
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Español
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When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
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Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent...
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Capturing the riotous and exhausting life of working mom Val Stone and her extended blended family . . . Jan Eliot has created a classic family story for our times." --New York Newsday * Jan Eliot manages to find the humor in working parent hassles, the terrible twos, middle-school angst, love, and the life of the single mom in this all-color collection. The all-too-real humor of Stone Soup is very wise and very funny. Distributed to more than...
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English
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Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent...