Aesop BBC的伊索寓言40故事21 the_crow_and_the_pitcher.pdf简介：
21. THE CROW AND THE PITCHERBy Tracey HammettThis is the story of a pitcher and a crow, and a pitcher is a jug, in case you didnt know.Old Mr Crow was a big black bird with a big black beak and he lived at the top of a tree.He was a clever old creature. 'There's no problem you can't fix if you only take the time to think about it!' he would say. And over the years, Old Mr Crow had managed to solve lots of prob- lems…just through taking the time to settle his feathers and think.When he wanted to feast on a juicy clam that was hiding inside its tightly shut shell, Mr Crow solved the problem by dropping the shell from a great height so it hit the ground and burst open. 'This clam sure tastes delicious!' he cawed.'Go, go Mr Crow, you're the smart-est bird we know!' chirped the Sparrow Sisters.Walnuts were even trickier for a crow to crack open, but Mr Crow solved that problem too. 'I'll let the cars that drive by do the work for me,' he cawed. Then he plucked a walnut from the tree and dropped it in the road, just by the cross- ing. A car drove over it and cracked the walnut open. When the traf-�fic lights turned red and the traffic stopped Mr Crow hopped into the road and pecked up the tasty nut.'Go, go Mr Crow, you're so clever don't you know!' chirped the Spar-row Sisters. Then one day Mr Crow came across a problem he thought he couldn't solve.The weather had been hot and dry for weeks and all the water had dried up in the pond. Mr Crow was �very thirsty. He flew for miles look-ing for water but wherever he went the streams and ponds were dry. Then, as he was flying by a farm house, he noticed a pitcher in the garden. 'Maybe that pitcher will have water in it,' he thought.1�� �� ��� ���� �� ����. ����� was a little bit of water at the bottom, not much, but enough for a crow. Mr Crow put his beak in eagerly…but the pitcher was tall and the water was shallow and his beak couldn�t reach.�I can see the water, but I can�t drink it!� he 展开>>

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