乌鸦与水罐

《伊索寓言》之乌鸦与水罐。在一段干旱的天气里，鸟儿们几乎找不到什么水喝，一只口渴的乌鸦发现了一个水罐，里面有一点水。

The Æsop for Children The Crow & 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.

但那水罐很高，罐颈又窄，无论它怎么努力，乌鸦都够不到水。这可怜的小家伙感觉自己快要渴死了。

But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he must die of thirst.

这时，它想到了一个主意。它衔起一些小石子，一颗接一颗地投进水罐里。随着每一颗石子的投入，水位就上升一点，直到最后水位高到它能喝到水为止。

Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

在紧要关头，善用智慧可以助我们脱困。

In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out.