John W Stewig

A clever lass, in need of a meal, shows some stingy villagers how to make soup starting with a magic stone.

A king finds himself bitterly regretting the consequences of his wish that everything he touches would turn to gold.

On this year's visit to his great-aunts' farm, a young boy enjoys all that is involved in making plum jam--even the adventure of getting the plums from Farmer Wilson's tree.