The Clever Crow and the Pitcher

One hot summer day when there had been no rain for months and all the ponds and rivers had dried

up. A thirsty crow was searching for water. At last, he spotted a pitcher

of cool water in a garden and flew down to take a drink, but when he put his head into the

neck of the picture, it was only half full, and the crow could not reach the water.

The poor crow knew that if he did not get a drink, soon, he would die of

thirst. He had to find some way of getting to the water in the picture as he looked

around, wondering what to do. He saw some pebbles on the path and

he had an idea, he picked up a pebble in his beak and dropped it into the pitcher.