In the Swiss countryside, a legendary milk soup originated during a potential war. Soldiers, tired and hungry, halted the battle by combining milk from Catholics and bread from Protestants to make the soup. This act of unity led to a truce, and the soup remains a symbol of peace after almost 500 years. Robert, a restaurant owner, continues to serve the soup with modern ingredients. The story promotes the tradition of resolving conflicts by coming together over a bowl of soup.
Vocabulary:
• Legend: a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
• Truce: a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place.
• Memorial: something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event.
• Peacemaker: a person who brings about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.
• Protestants: members of the Western Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation.
Source: Great Big Story