Soup supper fundraiser Friday at VFW

The VFW Auxiliary #2281 is having a Soup Supper on Friday, March 19 at the 302 Broadway from 5-7 p.m. The cost is a donation.

There will be a variety of soups and lots of delicious flavors. It’s an opportunity for a hearty meal while it’s cold outside. Come and fill yourself up and bring your family and friends.

Proceeds will go to Cancer Crusaders and Big Horn Riders.

A Grimm’s Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. One day, a kindly-looking stranger came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.“There’s not a bite to eat in the whole province,” he was told. “Better keep moving on.”“Oh, I have everything I need,” he said. “In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you.” He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.

By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the stranger sniffed the “broth” and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism.“

Ahh,” the stranger said to himself rather loudly, “I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage — that’s hard to beat.”Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he’d retrieved from its hiding place and added it to the pot.“Wonderful” cried the stranger. “You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king.”The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . and so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for all.

The Moral of the Story: By working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.