Re: Stone Soup

jmcquown wrote:

It's probably true about using hot stones to heat things up in what were
(likely) clay-based cooking pots :) But the tale of Stone Soup is about
being generous and sharing what you have with strangers.

I thought it was about being clever and getting stingy people to share
what they have. :)

Another way to look at it is, if people are asked to give up a lot,
nobody will do it. But if each person is asked to spare just a little
bit, most will do that, and the asker ends up with the same amount.

Joyce

--
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he
grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.
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