A Crow, half-dead
{with thirst}, came upon a Pitcher which had
once
been 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}#1
he was able to quench his
thirst and save his life.
Little {by
little} does the trick.
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