full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he 

found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far 

enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in 

despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it 

into the Pitcher.  Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the 

Pitcher.  Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.  At 

last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few 

more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.
 

     Little by little does the trick.