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 (Adv. to "could
reach") {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#1
up {near him},
/ and
{after
casting (object
of "after") in a
few
more pebbles
(DO of "casting")} he
was able
to quench (Inf., Adv.
to "able") his thirst
(DO of "quench") and
save (Inf.,
Adv. to "able") his
life.
(DO of "save") /
Little
{by little} does
the trick.
/
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