The Crow and the Pitcher

One hot day, Crow was very thirsty.

He found a tall pitcher in the garden.

There was a little water at the bottom, but Crow could not reach it.

He put his beak in. The water was still too far down.

He tried again. Still he could not drink.

Then Crow sat still and thought.

He picked up a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.

He dropped in another pebble.

Then another, and another.

Little by little, the water rose.

At last Crow could drink.

He drank until he was not thirsty any more.

And that is the moral of our story: little by little does the trick.

If something is hard, stop and think. Then try, one small step at a time.