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 fewmore
pebbles} he was able to quench his
thirst and save his life.
Little {by
little} does the trick.
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