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感谢我同事Franca提供此文，她如是说：

The Story of Stone Soup

Once upon a time, there was a great famine and people took whatever food they could find and hide it even from their friends and neighbours.

One day a wandering soldier came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.

"There's not a bite to eat in the whole village," he was told. "Better keep moving on."

"Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, he took an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.

By now, hearing the rumour of food, most of the villagers came to see. The soldier sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips "Ahh," the soldier said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage – would be better."

Soon a villager approached holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Excellent!" cried the soldier. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and potatoes and it was fit for a king." Another villager went to her hiding spot and returned with potatoes.

"And I have some carrots, which will add color!" said another villager. Others brought onions and mushrooms until there was indeed a delicious meal for all.

The villagers offered the soldier a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and traveled on the next day. The moral of the story is that by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.

石头汤的故事

从前闹饥荒，人们把所觅之食私下里藏起来，甚至不让朋友和邻居知道。

有一天，一个四处游荡的士兵来到一个村庄询问，看来是准备在村子里留宿。

“整个村子并无一物可食，”人们告诉他，“你最好往别处去。”

“哦，我一无所缺。”士兵说，“实际上，我想做些石头汤与大家分享。”他从马车上拿出一口大铁锅，装满水，在锅下生火。然后，他从丝绒袋子里取出一块看来很普通的石头丢进锅里。

至此，多数村民听到有食物的传闻都跑来观看。士兵一边用鼻子嗅一边舔着嘴唇大声说：“啊，我真是喜欢美味的石头汤。当然，若是汤里有卷心菜会更好些。”

不久一个村民便拿了私藏的卷心菜出来放到汤里去。“太好了！”士兵大喊，“我曾经喝过加了卷心菜和土豆的石头汤，简直可以给国王享用呢。” 于是另一个村民回去拿了私藏的土豆来。

“我有一些胡萝卜，可为此汤增色。”又一个村民说。其他村民也纷纷拿来洋葱和蘑菇，结果大家美美地吃了一顿。

村民们想用重金购买那块神奇的石头，可是士兵拒绝了，第二天他便启程继续前行。这个故事告诉我们，大家各尽所能，团结合作，就会有更大的成就。