A traveler came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot．He was h  ， but nobody would offer their food to him．The traveller then f   the pot with water， put a large stone into it， and placed it o  a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked w   he was doing．The traveler answered， “I’m making ‘ stone soup’.” The villager seemed i    .
The traveler continued， “The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make i more tasty.” The villager then b  him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by， asking about the pot， a  the traveller again told him about his stone soup．This time he really needed some meat．The villager brought him some meat to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by．Each added o  things．Finally， the traveller had a delicious pot of soup．Of course， he s it with everyone.