A long time ago, a stranger visited a small town.

很久以前，一個陌生人拜訪了一座小鎮。

The people there were not friendly to him.

那裡的人們對他不友善。

They went inside their homes and closed their doors.

他們直接回自己的家並關上門。

The stranger asked, “Excuse me, may I…?”

陌生人問：「不好意思，我可以……？」

“Go away. There's nothing for you here,”

「走開。這裡沒有東西可以提供給你。」

a person said to him.

一個人對他說。

“Don't worry.

「別擔心。

I just want to make delicious stone soup to share with you all,”

我只是想做出美味的石頭湯與大家分享。」

the stranger said.

陌生人說。

He dropped a stone into his pot and started to cook.

他把一塊石頭扔進鍋裡並開始煮。

Later, people started to come and check out the “stone” soup.

後來，人們開始過來查看「石頭」湯。

“Ah! If I add tomatoes to the soup, it will be wonderful,” said the stranger.

陌生人說：「啊！如果我添加番茄到湯裡，將會十分美味。」

Soon, a person gave him some tomatoes.

不久之後，一個人給了他一些番茄。

“Wonderful!” said the stranger.

陌生人說：「太好了！

“Although the soup is good enough, I still need some beef.

雖然湯夠好了，我還需要一些牛肉。

Then the soup will be fit for a king.”

然後，這鍋湯將會是極品。」

Shortly after, some people brought beef, and it continued this way with other food

之後，一些人帶來了牛肉並持續照這樣帶來其他的食物。

Finally, there was a pot of delicious soup for everyone to share.

最後，有一鍋美味的湯給大家分享。

After the meal, everyone thanked the stranger for the soup.

餐後，大家都感謝這位陌生人提供湯。

To their surprise, the stranger said,

令他們驚訝的是，這個陌生人說：

“I didn't make the soup alone.

「我並非一個人煮出這道湯的。

In fact, we made it together.”

實際上，我們是一起完成的。」