![]() Johann Peter Hebel wrote a German version, " Der schlaue Pilgrim" ("The Cunning Pilgrim", 1811), in which a wily pilgrim, allegedly on his way to Jerusalem, tricks a hostess step-by-step into adding rich soup ingredients to his pebble stones, finally leaving the stones uneaten.The tale ends with the soldier taking the axe when leaving, claiming he will eat it on the road. In Russian tradition, a soldier prepares "axe kasha" ( Каша из топора).At the end of the story, he sells the rock to the villagers after eating the soup. ![]()
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