There was a poor village and people there never shared things with others. One day, a traveler passed by, tired and 1 . He stopped at the first house and 2 the door. "Who is that? " the woman inside asked. "A traveler. Could you please 3 me something to eat? " the stranger said. "No food," she said. The traveler picked up a stone and knocked at the door again. The woman asked, "4 ?" He said "Maybe you like my magic stone soup."The woman thought it was 5 , but she let him come in. He put the stone into the boiling water and said, "The soup would 6 better with sugar and butter in it. " The woman took some for him. "Some carrots and potatoes would make it more delicious, " he said and the woman7 . Soon one neighbor smelt the soup and came."It could be nicer8 beans and chicken, " the traveler said. "I have some, " the neighbor shouted. Very soon other neighbors came with other 9 .
That day the villagers tasted the finest soup in the world and started to 10 .
