Stone Soup Story for Children

A boy visits a village with no food or shelter. He cleverly starts making 'stone soup' by boiling a stone in water, which intrigues the villagers. As they inquire about the soup, he suggests adding various ingredients. Each villager contributes something small, and together they create a delicious soup. The story concludes with a lesson that the soup's magic was not in the stone but in the villagers' cooperation and sharing.

What did the boy ask the first villager when he arrived in the village?

How did the boy come up with the idea to make stone soup?

What ingredients did the villagers contribute to the stone soup?

What did the girl want to do with the stone after the soup was finished?

What lesson did the boy convey about the stone that made the soup wonderful?