How many of you remember the story of “Stone Soup?” This old folk tale was made into a children’s book in 1947 by Marcia Brown, popularized by Bob Keeshan, aka “Mr. Kangaroo,” in the 50s, 60s and 70s, and somehow still makes the rounds today first among pre-schoolers or early elementary kids.

Stone Soup is a classic story that demonstrates how if people come together and share what they have, no one has to go hungry, no one has to be left out in the cold. But “Stone Soup” also demonstrates the practice of another gift.

The lone traveler who has nothing to offer but a pot of boiling water dimpled with simple stones ends up being the “host” for a whole neighborhood of people. Everyone is hungry. No one person has an adequate amount of food to feed themselves. But instead of worrying about “…