Portada de The Crow and the Pitcher

In a spell of dry weather, when the birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it.

En una época de sequía, cuando las aves apenas encontraban algo de beber, una Cuerva sedienta encontró un cántaro con un poco de agua dentro.

But the pitcher was tall, with a narrow neck, and try as she might, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if she must die of thirst.

Pero el cántaro era alto, de cuello estrecho, y por mucho que lo intentó, la Cuerva no pudo alcanzar el agua. La pobre sentía que iba a morir de sed.

Then an idea came to her. Picking up some small pebbles, she dropped them one by one, with her bill, into the pitcher.

Entonces se le ocurrió una idea. Recogiendo unas piedrecitas, las fue dejando caer una por una, con el pico, dentro del cántaro.

Slowly the water rose, until at last it was near enough for her to drink.

Poco a poco el agua fue subiendo, hasta que por fin quedó lo bastante alta para que pudiera beber.

Little by little does the trick.

Poco a poco se consigue lo que se quiere.

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  1. Why couldn't the Crow reach the water at first?

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    Respuesta: The pitcher was tall with a narrow neck

    The pitcher was tall, with a narrow neck, so try as she might she could not reach the water.

  2. Why was the Crow searching for water in the first place?

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    Respuesta: She was thirsty during a spell of dry weather

    In a spell of dry weather, the birds could find very little to drink, and the Crow was thirsty.

  3. How did the Crow finally manage to drink?

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    Respuesta: She dropped small pebbles into the pitcher to raise the water

    She dropped pebbles into the pitcher one by one until the water rose high enough to reach.

  4. What is the moral of the story?

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    Respuesta: Little by little does the trick

    The crow solved her problem through patient, small steps rather than force.

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