Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
An old tale for children that tells how to make stone soup. The soldiers were walking down the street on their way home from the war. They hadn't eaten in quite some time. they hope to find some food to eat there when they saw lights in the town.
The townsfolk hid all they had to eat cuz they hardly had enough to eat for themselves.
The soldiers showed them how to make stone soup. What happened next was like magic and everybody was able to eat...