The wise Sophia enters a starving Village and declares she will feed everyone with her magical stone soup

But first Makomo must follow the Star and persuade Mr and Mrs North to give up their monopoly of the giant cooking pot

They eventually agree, and soon the giant cooking pot begins to boil and bubble

The hungry Villagers gather round, but when Sophia asks them to each contribute a stone to help make her soup, they think she's mad

But the children gladly oblige, and - as if by magic - the soup begins to acquire a delicious taste and smell

The mood lightens, Sophia sings and dances, and everyone eagerly anticipates the promised feast

But when Sophia speaks of peace and justice, the fearsome General Mayhem arrives and orders Major Hazard to place the soup under military control

All seems lost, but the spirit of sharing finally prevails and the Play ends with the hope of a new beginning

"One world, one people, one pot!"

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