In Scene 1 Mary says, "My grandma says that many years ago, folks would share their food." Why do you think the villagers in the play stopped sharing their food?
Question 8
8.
The soldiers say they are making stone soup. What kind of soup do they really make? How does this help you understand the moral of the story?
Where does the play take place?
on a battlefield
at an army base
near a large city
in a small village
Read this sentence from Scene 1: "A long time ago, three soldiers trudged home from war through a forest." Which word or phrase has a meaning similar to trudged in this sentence?
drove
flew
waked heavily
rushed
Which stage direction from Scene 3 best shows that the captain has a plan? ( Hint: Stage directions are the instructions in italics for the actor.)
"Captain (winking at the soldiers and speaking even louder)"
"Edward (landing with a thud next to George)"
"Soldier 2 (confused)"
"Captain (loudly)"
Read this sentence from Scene 4: "The children rush back as fast as rabbits and drop the stones into the pot." What does the phrase "as fast as rabbits" mean in this sentence?
by hopping
very quickly
small and furry
in a relaxed way
After the soup is done in Scene 5, what is one thing that the villagers do?
sing and dance
bury food in the yard
give away the leftovers
tell the soldiers to go away
At the end of the play, what do the children say they've never seen in the village before?