The Crow and the Pitcher
A free B1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A thirsty crow finds a pitcher of water she can't reach — its neck too narrow for her beak — and must think of a clever trick to save herself.
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.
Numa época de seca, quando os pássaros mal encontravam algo para beber, uma Corva sedenta encontrou um jarro com um pouco de água 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.
Mas o jarro era alto, com um gargalo estreito, e por mais que tentasse, a Corva não conseguia alcançar a água. A pobre coitada sentiu que ia morrer de sede.
Then an idea came to her. Picking up some small pebbles, she dropped them one by one, with her bill, into the pitcher.
Então uma ideia lhe ocorreu. Pegando algumas pequenas pedrinhas, deixou-as cair, uma a uma, com o bico, dentro do jarro.
Slowly the water rose, until at last it was near enough for her to drink.
Aos poucos a água foi subindo, até que, por fim, ficou perto o suficiente para que ela pudesse beber.
Little by little does the trick.
Pouco a pouco se consegue o que se quer.
