A
Crow, half-dead
(Post-Positioned Adjective) {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
(NuA)#1
more pebbles}
he was
able to quench
his thirst
and save
his life.
/
Little
{by little} does
the trick.
/
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