Povestea supei dintr-o piatr

The story of the soup from a stone

RO

Odat, un cltor obosit i srac ajunse ntr-un
sat. El nu avea mncare, nici bani i nu
mncase de cteva zile. Singurul lucru pe care
l avea era o oal de gtit pe care o folosea
foarte rar.

Dar omul nu se descuraj.
Fcu un foc mic, puse oala pe foc i turn n ea
ap. Civa steni l ntrebar ce face.
El le rspunse c face o sup de piatr dup o
reet veche, dar delicioas, primit de la
strmoii lui.
Apoi scoase din buzunar o piatr neted i
rotund i o puse n oal.

n timp ce supa fierbea, cltorul le povestea
stenilor poveti minunate din cltoriile lui.
Apoi, gust supa i zise c mai trebuie puin
sare. Plin de curiozitate, un stean se duse n
cas i se ntoarse cu sare pentru sup.

ntre timp, se mai oprir i ali steni pentru a
mai asculta aventurile lui. Omul le povesti cu
EN

Once upon a time, a tired and poor traveller
arrived in a village. He has no food, no money
and more, he has not eaten for many days.
The only thing he has, was a cooking pot
which he seldom used.

But, the man did not get discouraged.
He made a small fire, put that cooking pot on it
and poured water in it. Some people in the
village asked him about what he was doing. He
answered that he was cooking a stone soup
after an old and delicious recipe that he got
from his forefathers. Then, he pulled out from
his pocket a round, small stone and put it in the
cooking pot.
While the soup was boiling, the traveller was
telling stories from his travels. Then, he tasted
the soup and told that it still needed a little bit
of salt. Another villager brought some salt for
the soup.

In the meanwhile, another villagers stopped to
listen to his stories. The man told them happily
bucurie i spuse apoi c supa ar fi delicioas
dac ar mai pune i nite morcovi sau ceap.
Un stean se gndi c ar putea aduce el.
i astfel, cltorul nostru povesti mai departe,
spunnd din cnd n cnd c nite elin,
ptrunjel, cartofi i cteva mirodenii ar face
supa i mai delicioas. i fiecare aduse cte
ceva.

n cele din urm, supa fu gata i toat lumea se
bucur de supa gustoas care pornise doar cu o
piatr.

about him but also told them that the soup
would have been delicious if he had put some
carrots and onions in it. One of listeners told
that he could bring them. And so our traveller
continued to tell his story but at times he was
telling them to bring some more celery,
parsley, potatoes and spices which could make
the soup more delicious. Everybody brought
something.
At last, the soup was ready and everybody was
pleased to eat a tasteful soup which started
with just a stone.


Dictionary RO EN
cltor = traveller
sat = village
mncare = food
oal de gtit = cooking pot
rar = seldom
foc = fire
turn = poured
reet = recipe
piatr = stone
poveti = stories