A brave, hungry wanderer approaches a house following the yowling of a mysterious cat. She hopes to receive a meal, but in the house lives a grumpy old man, who is uninterested in the company of other people. The wanderer pulls out a key and announces that she can cook a magical soup with it. As the soup is being cooked, a conversation between the two develops and the old man opens his heart. He learns that not only soup can be made in company of others.