A Literature Kit. The classic folk tale of three soldiers who feast on soup made from just water and stones. On their way home from war they stop at a village however the locals did not share their food. The soldiers discovered that from three round stones they made soup of salt, pepper, carrots, cabbages, potatoes, beef, barley and milk. After an evening of eating and dancing, each soldier is offered a bed in one of the villages important houses and the next morning, with bags filled with food, the three soldiers leave the village to continue their journey home. The villagers are happy and thankful that the soldiers showed them how to never go hungry again.