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Versions of Fairy Tales ~ Stone Soup
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Orgel, Doris
JUV 372.4.O667b
In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup," Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how
to make a delicious pot of soup while starting with only water and an old wooden button. 1994.
Compestine, Ying Chang
JUV 398.2.C7382r
When a crew of Chinese fishermen forget to
bring cooking utensils with them, they find creative ways to make
do with
what they have and what they can find. 2007.
Davis, Aubrey
JUV 398.2.D29b
When a beggar gets no help from anybody, even at the synagogue, he offers to use the buttons on
his coat to make bone button borscht for everyone in the village, in a retelling of an old folktale reset
in a small Jewish village. 1997.
Kimmel, Eric A.
JUV 398.2.K571cs
During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food
has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus
thorn. 2004.
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Muth, Jon J.
JUV 398.2.M9833s
Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them
the magic of generosity. 2003.
Patron, Susan
JUV 398.2.P276b
In this variant of "Stone Soup," old Billy Que tames a group of rough hungry boys. 1991.
Pearson, Maggie
The Fox and the Rooster & Other Tales
JUV 398.2.P318f
A collection of folktales from around the world, including "The Snow Child," "Anansi and the Scarecrow,"
and "Stone Soup." 1997.
Brown, Marcia
JUV 398.8.B8133s
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. 1947.
Gershator, David & Phillis
JUV 398.8.G3233k
In this West Indian version of "Stone Soup," an old woman claims to have found a magic shell that
can make kallaloo, a popular Caribbean gumbo. 2005.