Making the stone soup changed the villagers by making them like each other. Also it said that when the monks reach the foot of the mountain the villagers disappeared into their houses. At the begining of the story no one came to the gates to greet them. When the peolpe saw them enter the village they closed their window tight. The monks knocked on the door, there was on answer then the houses went dark. This shows that the villagers did not trust each other. The villagers gathered together, they brought rice steamed buns. After the banquet they told stories, sang song and celebrated long into night. This reminds me of a time when we made some soup and it was good.