Stone Soup

Stone Soup, retold by Amy Helfer, illustrated by Johanna van der Stere. A classic tale.

《石头汤》，埃米·赫尔弗改写，约翰娜·范德·斯特雷尔绘，经典故事。

Long ago, a young man came into a poor little town. All he had was a soup pot and a spoon. The man was very hungry.

很久很久以前，一个年轻人来到了一个贫穷的小镇。 他身上只有一口汤锅和一把勺子。 这个年轻人饿极了。

The young man stopped at a house. He knocked at the door. I am cold and hungry, he said. May I have a bit of food? This is a poor town, said the woman. We don't have any food. I'm sorry. Now the woman had some beans, but not enough to share.

年轻人在一户人家前停下，敲了敲门。 “我又冷又饿，”他说，“能给我一点吃的吗？” “这个镇子很穷，”女人说，“我们没有吃的，对不起。” 其实女人有一些豆子，但不够分给别人。

The young man went on until he came to another house. He knocked at the door. I am cold and hungry, he said. May I have a bit of food? I am sorry, said an old man. This is a poor town. We don't have any food. Now the old man had a bit of meat, but not enough to share.

年轻人继续往前走，来到另一户人家前，敲了敲门。 “我又冷又饿，”他说，“能给我一点吃的吗？” “对不起，”老人说，“这个镇子很穷，我们没有吃的。” 其实老人有一点肉，但不够分给别人。

The young man went on and on from house to house. All the people said they were sorry, but no one gave him any food. This is a poor town, they said. We don't have any food. Now all the people had a little food, but not enough to share.

年轻人走啊走，挨家挨户敲门。 所有人都说抱歉，但没人给他一点吃的。 “这个镇子很穷，”他们说。 “我们没有吃的。” 其实大家都有一点吃的，但都不够分给别人。

The young man was still very hungry, so he came up with a plan. First, he made a fire right in the middle of town. Then he filled his pot with water. Next, he set the pot on the fire. Last, he picked up a nice round stone and put it into his pot. Steam rose from the pot. The young man stirred and stirred with his spoon. This stone soup looks good, he said loudly. Soon it will be ready to eat.

年轻人还是很饿，于是他想出了一个主意。 首先，他就在镇子正中央生了一堆火。 然后他往锅里装满了水。 接着，他把锅架到了火上。 最后，他捡起一块光滑的圆石头，放进了锅里。 锅里冒出了蒸汽。 年轻人拿着勺子搅啊搅。 “这石头汤看起来可真香啊，”他大声说。 “很快就可以喝啦。”