Thread: страдательные причастия прошедшего времени (Very Difficult Question)

Originally Posted by Soft sign

This resembles the Russian folk tale «Каша из топора» (Axe porridge).

Thanks for sharing that! In English, and in several other languages, this story is usually called Суп из камня, "Stone Soup," or less often Суп из гвоздя, "Nail soup." In the versions I'm familiar with, many people from the village add just a little bit to the soldier's soup: one gives a carrot, another an onion, another puts in a handful of dried beans, someone offers a beet, an old woman pours in a cup of rice, etc. So the soldier gets a free dinner, but everyone else gets an ALMOST free dinner!