"Porridge from an axe"

"Porridge from an axe" is a folk tale that everyone has heard at least once. It tells about an unusual recipe for a dish and the savvy of a Russian person. The soldier goes home on leave, stayed overnight with a stingy old lady who did not want to feed him dinner. Then the serviceman was not at a loss: he offered to cook her porridge "even from an axe." The old woman was surprised, but agreed. After a while, both she and the soldier were well-fed, and the grandmother did not feel the trick. The fairy tale charges with the ability to find a way out of any circumstance, not to lose a sense of humor and communicate so that a person feels quite comfortable.