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  Stone soup
The fable of the stone soup is about co-operation amid scarcity.
The original stone was only a pretext to start the villagers sharing in a way that they would not have considered without the catalyst of the "stone soup" that they thought they were improving.
The free Fractint software was written by the "Stone Soup Group", named after this fable.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/st/stone_soup.html   (254 words)

  
  Stone soup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The original stone was only a pretext to start the villagers sharing in a way that they would not have considered without the catalyst of the "stone soup" that they thought they were improving.
In her essay "Stone Soup", Barbara Kingsolver denounces the fairy tale of Cinderella in favor of stone soup.
Stone Soup is the name of a group of story tellers on the Barbican, Plymouth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stone_soup   (843 words)

  
 Fable of Stone Soup
They waited for their stone soup to come to a boil, stirring occasionally with a large wooden spoon.
The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: "Whereas there may be no real secret to stone soup, one thing is certain: It takes many and all to make great feast." And with this, the soldiers kindly accepted their satchel of breads and cheeses and went on their way, never to return.
The soldiers are said to still walk from town to town collecting stones along the way, and sharing their secret recipe for their famous stone soup.
www.colt45s.org /Pantry_2.htm   (935 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Stone Soup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They fill it with water and a large stone, and place it over a fire in the village square.
Asked what they're doing, they reply that they are making stone soup and request a bit of garnish to improve the flavor.
Finally, a delicious and nourishing pot of soup is enjoyed by all.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/st/Stone_Soup   (117 words)

  
 Stone Soup Concrete - Concrete Countertops, Sinks, Tubs, and More
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Stone Soup Concrete is New England's premier fabricator of concrete countertops, sinks, fireplaces, vanities, tubs and more.
Stone Soup will deliver concrete countertops and concrete designs in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine or New York.
www.stonesoupconcrete.com   (151 words)

  
 Stone Soup
Stone Soup will be available from October to March each year.
"In fact, I was thinking of making Stone Soup and sharing it with all of you." He pulled a big cauldron off his wagon and built a fire under it, right in the middle of town.
Of course, Stone Soup with a little cabbage is hard to beat." Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place.
www.cacwhitman.com /stone_soup.htm   (602 words)

  
 Stone Soup Folk Arts Foundation - Home Page
Since Stone Soup is an all-volunteer organization we depend on a large pool of volunteers to help the coffeehouse run smoothly.
The principal activity of the Stone Soup Folk Arts Foundation is the operation of the Stone Soup Coffeehouse, one of the oldest and largest folk music venues in New England.
Stone Soup books months in advance and has dates enough to book only a small fraction of the many fine artists we wish we could present.
www.soup.org   (1494 words)

  
 Stone Soup - Media Reviews - Single and Savvy
Saying he could make stone soup with that water, the traveler heated the water in a pot and added a "magical" stone.
She is also the executive director, of the Stone Soup Leadership Institute, editor of the book "Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Kindness and Courageous Acts of Service" and developer of the Stone Soup educational curriculum, which is used in scores of communities nationwide.
Her next goal: "I want to find stories of kids out there who are doing good." To that end, on Aug. 21, the Stone Soup Leadership Institute launched a Youth Leadership Campaign with a gala party at the Douglas Beach House in Miramar.
www.soup4world.com /themedia/halfmbsept01.html   (1472 words)

  
 Writing and the Digital Life: Web 2.0 as Stone Soup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For those of you not familiar with stone soup, I googled the story and came up with several variations.
"In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it.
A friend pointed out to me that the trouble with the stone soup metaphor is that it implies that Web 2.0, like the stone in the soup, is a con.
writing.typepad.com /digital_life/2005/10/web_20_as_stone.html   (678 words)

  
 Stone Soup- Meet Jan Eliot
Stone Soup is a syndicated cartoon strip that's distributed internationally by Universal Press Syndicate to over 140 newspapers in 6 countries, and read by over 8 million readers every day.
Or if you’d like a suitable for framing of a Stone Soup cartoon, or would like to use a cartoon in a presentation, printed material, for on a web site, please visit www.amureprints.com.
Stone Soup characters are now helping to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity International programs.
www.gocomics.com /stonesoup/home/index.phtml   (390 words)

  
 Stone Soup Bistro | Organic Bistro in Sheperdstown, West Virginia
When we realized our dream of opening a bistro was about to come true, we were faced with the task of coming up with a name that could express our vision for this restaurant.
The name "Stone Soup" comes from a folk tale, said to have originated in France, which has passed through many generations and cultures.
The traveler decides to make "stone soup", which begins as a boiling pot of water and a large stone, in the center of town.
www.stonesoupbistro.com /pages/about.htm   (194 words)

  
 Stone Soup About Us
Stone Soup believes that our family of women can help the greater family of women.
The old soldier enters a village that is reluctant to share their food for fear of starvation of their own individual families.
He tells the people of the village that he can make soup from a stone.
www.nwstonesoup.org /about.html   (442 words)

  
 American Association of School Administrators - Publications - The School Administrator - The Need for a Stone Soup ...
Many of us at one time or another have heard the “stone soup” fable, the story of a soldier making his way through a war-torn land, bringing with him the seemingly magical stones he uses as the starter for a stew that will feed an entire village.
Of course, his stones are simply the catalysts that stimulate villagers to contribute their carefully hoarded and independent ingredients to the bubbling broth that grows richer and richer as the villagers contribute what they can.
Now it seems to me we need to promote the understanding among all groups that the stone soup they made must be seen as part of a larger mix of ingredients.
www.aasa.org /publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3154&snItemNumber=950&tnItemNumber=1995   (766 words)

  
 Learning to Give - Lesson Plan - Class Soup
Share the soup with the students when it is cooked.
Explain what a "soup kitchen" is. Discuss the soup kitchen's contribution to the community in a time of need.
Students will be able to recount how sharing the vegetables that each child brought allowed all of the children to have some of the soup.
www.learningtogive.org /lessons/unit62/lesson3.html   (620 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Stone Soup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Stone Soup helps players plan ahead and predict, read other people's faces, and learn when to bluff and take a risk.
Stone Soup lightens the deception with a warm and humorous narrative from the familiar folktale.
First off, Stone Soup the folk tale (commonly read by CHILDREN) is all about how a rather wary and shellshocked community are 'deceived' by some clever fellows into creating a warm, happy, and fulfilling festival centered on the soup.
www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=001719   (819 words)

  
 Stone Soup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The traveller comments on how well the soup is cooking, but remarks that it would cook better with onions.
A villager surprisingly offers to get some onions for the soup and the villagers wait some more to see this miracle of soup from a stone.
Stone Soup was commissioned by Lyric Opera of Chicago as a part of the OperaKids outreach program.
www.philipseward.com /StoneSoup.html   (180 words)

  
 Stone Soup Child Care Programs
Stone Soup is taken from the Napoleonic children's tale about three starving soldiers who convince a village to pool their scare resources to make soup.
The soldiers contribute a pot and a stone.
Nationally recognized as a pioneer in the child care field, Stone Soup Child Care Programs partners with low-moderate income school districts, cities and public and private enterprise to provide quality, affordable child care in California communities.
www.stonesoupchildcare.org /stonesoup   (150 words)

  
 Gardening Snacks
While reading "Stone Soup" (a popular children's book) the children and teacher's can make their own pot of soup.
Materials needed: The book "Stone Soup", letters requesting certain kinds of vegetables from the children, floor graph, paper and markers We then read the book "Stone Soup" any version will do.
Because all of the activities are done in the morning the soup won't be cooked long enough for lunch - but we have it for afternoon snack.
www.perpetualpreschool.com /preschool_themes/gardening/gardening_snacks.htm   (445 words)

  
 Sunday Supper Stone Soup
I call this "Stone Soup" because it's made with whatever shells you collect after a crab, crayfish or lobster feast.
The only tricky part about this soup is having on hand a very, very fine sieve (in French this is called a "chinois").
While the soup is boiling down, you can also a little more olive oil to enrich the flavor.
www.sundaysupper.com /stonesou.html   (618 words)

  
 Too Many Stone Soup Chefs and Not Enough H1-B Immigrant Indians
It is very tempting to apply the stone soup story to open source software.
It's the act of crafting a novel that creates value around an idea, and I feel that a lot of would-be stone soup chefs fail to appreciate the inherent lack of value in most ideas.
The hobo was able to catalyze the stone soup because the villagers were both the coders and the users in this open sauce.
www.oreillynet.com /pub/wlg/1152   (681 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Stone Soup: Books: Ann Mcgovern,Winslow Pinn,Ey Pels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
While it is considerably shorter than Marcia Brown's Stone Soup (Scribners, 1947) and is written in short, declarative sentences, it is also a lackluster retelling that is repetitious and downright tedious to read.
He goes to a little old lady's house and asks to be fed. After she turns him down he offers to make stone soup for them both.
Stone Soup is a classic story brought to life through the pictures by Winslow Pinney Pels.
www.amazon.com /Stone-Soup-Ann-Mcgovern/dp/0590416022   (1741 words)

  
 Bolivia's Stone Soup at Daily Dish at Epicurious.com
The rocks used in k'alaphurka are fl igneous stones, about the size and shape of plums, heated to extreme temperatures in the coals of a fire.
When the stone is dropped into the bowl, the soup almost explodes: It bubbles, hisses, and seethes like a lake of molten lava.
The soup has the consistency of a thick chowder with a deep, earthy taste and, unlike many simpler Bolivian dishes, layers of heat provided by dried chiles.
www.epicurious.com /features/news/dailydish/010907   (715 words)

  
 Stone Soup Retreat provided by Bravenet.com
19 Continuing Education Units are available from the MN Board of Psych for attending a Stone Soup Weekend.
Stone Soup weekends are inspired by the emerging field of Ecopsychology; the emerging synthesis of humankind's essential relationship to the natural world.
to a Soup Weekend we will provide you with all the tools you need to ensure that your journey, from beginning to end, is fulfilling.
stonesoupretreat.com   (573 words)

  
 Gamewright
A bluffing card game, Stone Soup helps children plan ahead and predict, read other people's faces, and learn when to take a risk.
Once they discover there are clues to what others may be thinking, and that they can fool them sometimes, they become fascinated by the bluff.
Stone Soup lightens the deception with a warm and humorous narrative from the familiar folk tale.
www.gamewright.com /loband/games/stonesoup.html   (159 words)

  
 Recipe: Stone Soup
We have adopted Stone Soup as a symbol.
We always make enough to feed the entire staff, three classes of children, and have some to save for a time when there is need of food for a church member or church family.
She wrote: "As a young mother of meager means, the story Stone Soup had special meaning to my family.
www.soupsong.com /rstone.html   (686 words)

  
 2D Animation | Computer Animation Software | Toon Boom
Stone Soup is an award winning traditional cell animation and digital ink & paint shop in Houston Texas that produces animation for film, broadcast, video, and the Internet.
Stone Soup's subcontractors have worked for high profile clients such as Disney, Dream Works, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, and Hanna Barbara to name a few.
Early in 2002, Stone Soup discovered Toon Boom Studio while tackling a contract for a non-profit organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
www.toonboom.com /products/toonBoomStudio/userStories/2003/?id=stoneSoup   (560 words)

  
 Story: Stone Soup
The soldiers said, "If only we had a bit of barley and some milk, this soup would be fit for a king!" And so the peasants managed to retrieve some barley and milk.
"The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and all will taste it, but first we need to set the tables." Tables and torches were set up in the square, and all sat down to eat.
Some of the peasants said, "Such a great soup would be better with bread and cider," so they brought forth the last two items and the banquet was enjoyed by all.
www.storybin.com /sponsor/sponsor116.shtml   (708 words)

  
 Making Stone Soup: library cooperation - a professional responsibility or necessity? - 66th IFLA Council and General ...
She finds several stones that are just the right size and puts them in the pot of boiling water.
Someone volunteers to contribute the beef and soon she declares that the soup is ready and fit for a "rich man".
If you are not sharing resources now with other medical librarians in your region, I urge you to think about the story of the stone soup and think of one or two ways, you and a colleague can share resources to benefit you both and your users.
www.ifla.org /IV/ifla66/papers/007-153e.htm   (2782 words)

  
 The Story of Stone Soup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
"In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it.
Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.
As the soldier sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism.
stonesoup.esd.ornl.gov /stonesoup.html   (310 words)

  
 Stone Soup Cafe
Stone Soup Cafe offers a wide variety of gourmet and deluxe sandwiches, homemade soups, and salads for your enjoyment.
The soldiers explained that they had made a "stone soup" but that it would be much better with some seasonings.
Still another thought, "what is a soup without meat?" and ran to get some.
www.stonesoupcafe.net   (356 words)

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