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The crow and the pitcher


zhī
wū
yā
kǒu
kě
le

dào
chǔ
zhǎo
shuǐ
hē

zhōng
yú

tā
zhǎo
dào
le

gè
dà
shuǐ
guàn


A crow felt very thirsty. He looked for water everywhere. Finally, he found a pitcher.

rán
ér

shuǐ
guàn

miàn
de
shuǐ
bìng
bù
duō

tā
de
jiān
zuǐ
gòu
bù
dào
shuǐ
miàn

tā
shì
le


yòu



dōu
méi
yǒu
chéng
gōng


But there was not a lot of water in the pitcher. His beak could not reach it. He tried again and again, but still could not touch the water.

jìu
zài
tā
xiǎng
fàng

de
shí
hòu

tā
tū
rán
xiǎng
dào

gè
zhǔ


wū
yā
diāo
lái
le

kuài
xiǎo
shí

tóu
dào
shuǐ
guàn


jiē
zhāo
yòu
diāo
le

kuài
yòu

kuài
shí
tóu
fàng
jìn
qù


When he was about to give up, an idea came to him. He took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and dropped it in.

jiàn
jiàn
dè

shuǐ
miàn
shēng
gāo
le

wū
yā
gāo
xìng
dè
hē
dào
le
shuǐ


Gradually, the water rose, and the crow was able to drink the water.

yù

yǒu
xiē
dōng

西
suī
rán
kàn

lái
wēi
bù
zú
dào

dàn
rú
guǒ

shǎo
chéng
duō

pián
便
huì
dài
lái
hěn
dà
biàn
huà


The fable tells us many a little makes a mickle and great change.

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