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7 Stone Soup

Warm Up

● Have you ever tasted soup?
● What are the ingredients used to make soup?

● Why is soup good for our health?

Reading skills

Once upon a time, there was a poor village filled with people who did not like to
share. They locked their doors and windows tight and kept what little food they had for
themselves.

One day, a traveller came to the village. He had walked and walked, so he was very tired and

hungry.

He stopped at the first house and knocked on the door.
An old woman opened the door, but

not fully. She looked through a tiny
gap and asked, “Who are you?”

“I am a tired and hungry traveller.
Can I have something to eat?” he
said.

“There is no food here. In fact, no one
in this village will have any extra food

to spare. We are ourselves poor and
hungry.” And the woman closed the door.

However, the traveller was not ready to give
up. He picked up a large, round stone from
the ground and knocked at the door once more.

The old woman came to the door and looked out of
the door, only half-opened. “Yes?” she asked.

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