"How To Create The Abundance You Desire And Deserve In Your Life"

Stone Soup 
Author Unknown  

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, 
came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a 
meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what 
little they had to eat and met the three at the village 
square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of 
anything to eat.

The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first 
soldier then turned to the village elders. "Your tired 
fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share 
what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from 
stones."

Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was 
put to the town's greatest kettle as the soldiers dropped 
in three smooth stones. "Now this will be a fine soup", 
said the second soldier; "but a pinch of salt and some 
parsley would make it wonderful!" Up jumped a villager, 
crying "What luck! I've just remembered where some's been 
left!" And off she ran, returning with an apronful of 
parsley and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory 
of the village improved: soon barley, carrots, beef and 
cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of 
wine was rolled into the square as all sat down to feast.

They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed 
by the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning 
the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village 
standing before them. At their feet lay a satchel of the 
village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the 
greatest of gifts: the secret of how to make soup from 
stones", said an elder, "and we shall never forget." The 
third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: "There is no 
secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we 
may make a feast". And off the soldiers wandered, down the 
road.