Editing Stone Soup (section)

== Variations ==
*An Eastern European variation of the story (which is similar to the Northern European rendition) is called "axe soup", with an [[axe]] as the catalyst.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusartnet.com/russia/literature/folk-tale/the-axe-soup|title=The Axe Soup|website=RusArtNet|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
*In the [[French folklore|French]], Hungarian and [[Russians|Russian]] versions of the tale, the travelers are [[soldier]]s returning home.
**In the Hungarian version, a single starving soldier tries to obtain food from villagers. He comes upon an old woman and tricks her into giving him the ingredients needed for the soup; At the end of the tale, they share the soup, and he sells the rock to the woman.<ref>{{Citation |title=Magyar népmesék: A kőleves | date=27 September 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al4DpKBL8o4 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref>
**In Russian tradition, a soldier prepares "axe [[kasha]]" ({{lang|ru|[[:s:ru:Каша из топора|Каша из топора]]}}). The tale ends with the soldier taking the axe when leaving, claiming he will eat it on the road.<ref>Claire Burchett, "Spotlight on: Kasha", Liden & Denz Intercultural Institute of Languages (14 July 2017): https://lidenz.ru/spotlight-on-kasha/</ref>
*[[Johann Peter Hebel]] wrote a German version, "''Der schlaue Pilgrim''" ("The Cunning Pilgrim", 1811),<ref name="Ashliman" /> in which a wily [[pilgrim]], allegedly on his way to [[Jerusalem]], tricks a hostess step-by-step into adding rich soup ingredients to his [[Pebble|pebble stones]], finally leaving the stones uneaten.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hebel |first=Johann |title=Der schlaue Pilgrim |publisher=Chr. Fr. Müller'schen Hofbuchhandlung |year=1838 |pages=22–24}}</ref>
* In Northern European and Scandinavian countries, as well as Poland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/293983/cygan-i-baba|title=Cygan i baba|website=Lubimy czytać|language=pl|access-date=2023-09-13}}</ref> the story is most commonly known as "nail soup", and the main character is typically a [[tramp]] looking for food and lodgings, who convinces an old woman that he will make a tasty [[nail (fastener)|nail]] soup for both of them if she would just add a few ingredients for the garnish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nail Soup - traditional swedish folk-tale |url=http://hem.fyristorg.com/kulturkemi/net/soup.htm |access-date=November 23, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020316195723/http://hem.fyristorg.com/kulturkemi/net/soup.htm |archive-date=March 16, 2002}}</ref>
* In the Portuguese tradition, the traveler is a [[monk]], and the story takes place around [[Almeirim]], Portugal. Nowadays {{lang|pt|[[:pt:Sopa da pedra|sopa de pedra]]}} is considered a regional dish of Almeirim.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cm-almeirim.pt/conhecer-almeirim/gastronomia/item/202-sopa-de-pedra-receitas |title=Sopa da Pedra – Receitas |trans-title=Stone soup – Recipes |website=Almeirim Municipal Chamber |language=pt |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref>
*The archetypal foolishness of the residents of the Dutch city of [[Kampen, Overijssel|Kampen]] gave rise to the term [[Kamper onion|"Kamper onion"]] (Kamper ui, plural: Kamper uien) for [[Town of fools|town-of-fools]] type stories: a tramp convinces a farmer and his wife that he knows how  to cook a nutritious stew from onion and salt. But while cooking he adds plenty of other stuff "to improve the taste".