ABSTRACT

Once upon a time there was a shoemaker who was so poor that he hadnothing to wear and nothing to eat. He had four daughters, and theycouldn’t find a grain of food either. So one day he set out for the countryside to gather the ingredients for a simple soup. After he found what he needed, he gave it to one of his daughters and said, “Take this back to the house and begin cooking the soup until I arrive.”