CERPEN BAHASA INGGRIS STONE SOUP

STONE SOUP

One day a man called at the house of an old woman. Most people did not like the old woman because she was very unpleasent.

<<  I am very hungry >>, the man said. << can you give something to eat?>>,

<< I have a little food in the house >>, the old woman said. << I can give you a piece of bread >>,.

<< bread is better than nothing >>, the man told her, and he went into the house.

The old woman cut a piece of bread and give it to him.

<< this bread is good>>, he said>>, << but it will taste better with some soup>>.

<< I have no soup >>, the old woman said

<< can you make stone soup ? >> the man asked.

<< stone soup ? what is that?>>

It is easy to make. Take a stone from the garden and washed. Then she put it in a pan of water. Boil the stone from in the water.

The old woman took a spoonful of the soup and tasted it.

<< yess >>, he said, << this is very good soup. But a few potatoeswill make it taste better >>.

The old woman put two potatoes in the soup and boiled it again. The man tasted it.

<< much better >>, he said << but a few onions will give it a stronger taste >>.

The old woman put two onions into the soup and boiled it again.

The old man tasted it a third time.

<< excellent >>, he said. << I see you have a piece of chicken on the ruble. Put that into the soup and add a little pepper and salt. It will make the stone soup perpect >>.

The old woman put piece of chicken into the soup and added a little peeper amd salt.

<< you are an excellent cook>>, the man said. << this is the best stone soup I have ever tasted. Now I can eat the bread you gave me >>