Narrator 1: Once upon a time, there was an old beggar.

Narrator 2: He was very hungry but he had no food.

Narrator 1: One day he arrived at small village begging for some food to the
neighbours.

Beggar: (Talking to himself) I’m very tired and I’m very hungry.

Narrator 2 : The old beggar knocked to a door’s house and a little child
answered…

Child: Who are you?

Beggar: I’m an old and hungry man, is you mummy there?

Child: No, she isn’t.

Beggar: Ok, what a pitty! Bye bye!

Child: Bye!

Narrator 1: The beggar went to another house asking for some food.

Beggar: (Knocking at the door) I’m very hungry. Please can you give me some
bread?

Woman 1: Sorry, I’m very poor. I haven’t got any bread.

Narrator 2: The beggar knocked at some other doors.

Man 1: Who are you? What do you want?

Beggar: I’m very hungry. Please can you give me some food?

Man 1: I’m very sorry but I haven’t got any food.

Narrator 1: The beggar was very sad and he started thinking about how to get
some food.

Beggar: (To himself) What can I do? I’m very hungry and nobody wants to help
me.

Narrator 2: Suddenly the old beggar had a brilliant idea.

Beggar: I’ve got an idea…! I’ve got a magic recipe. Stone Soup! Stone soup is
delicious, but I need a big pot, some water, some wood and this magic stone.

Narrator 1: A woman who was in the street heard what he was saying and said…

Woman 2: I’ve got a pot and some water. I’ll bring it to you.

Man 2: I’ve got some wood to make the fire.

Narrator 2: The beggar started cooking the soup.

Beggar: (Tasting the soup). Mmm! Yummee! It’s very good. But it needs… some
salt.

Woman 3: I’ve got some salt. I’ll bring it to you in a moment.

(The woman goes out and enters immediately bringing the salt)

Beggar: (Adding the salt and stirring the soup) Mmm! That’s better now but it
needs some vegetables.

Man 3: I’ve got some carrots and potatoes!

Woman 4: I’ve got some cabbage and onions!

Beggar: It’s fantastic!

(Man 3 and Woman 4 go out and enter bringing the vegetables).

Beggar: Mmm! (tasting the soup). It’s very, very good, but… if we had some
meat….

Woman 5: I’ve got some chicken!

Man 4: I’ve got some pasta too!

Beggar: Great! Thank you very much! Put them in the pot!

Narrator: Everybody ate the soup and loved it.

Woman 1: Mmm! Stone soup is delicious!

Man 1: Yes, it’s true and we have soup for everybody.

Beggar: I’ m so pleased you liked it….but I must go now.

All the villagers: Please, don’t leave! Stay with us!

Man 2: Yes, you can cook stone soup with your magic stone.

Beggar: Aha! The stone! Here’s the magic stone. You can keep it.

Narrator: Finally, after eating the soup, everybody was happy and started singing.

All the characters:

My favourite soup is stone soup. Stone soup
My favourite soup is stone soup. Stone soup
Put in carrots! Put in potatoes!
My favourite soup is stone soup!

Mmm. Yummee! Yummee! It tastes good. It tastes good

Mmm. Yummee! Yummee! It tastes good. It tastes good
Mmm. Yummee! Yummee! Mmm. Yummee! Yummee!
Mmm. Yummee! Yummee! It tastes good

My favourite soup is stone soup. Stone soup

My favourite soup is stone soup. Stone soup
Put in meat! Put in salt!
My favourite soup is stone soup!

(Chorus)

Narrator 1: After this story all the villagers began to share their food…

Narrator 2: and nobody was hungry anymore!

THE END.

 Possible variations: Depending on the size of the group, the teacher

could include more characters. For instance: another narrator, other villagers
bringing more food (ham bone, herbs, bread…).