Story

Thirsty crow

Author - Dilkesh Madhukar

One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time he could not find any water. He felt very weak and almost lost hope. Suddenly he saw a water jug below a tree. He flew straight down to see if there was any water inside. Yes, he could see some water inside the jug.

The crow tried to push his head into the jug. Sadly, he found that the neck of the jug too narrow. Then he tried to push the jug to tilt it for the water to flow out, but the jug was too heavy.

The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around, he saw some pebbles. He suddenly had a good idea. He started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. His plan worked.

Moral – With clear thinking and work hard, you may find solution to any problem.

Difficult words: -

• Thirsty - प्यासा
• hope - उम्मीद
• suddenly - अचानक
• straight - सीधा
• inside - अंदर
• Narrow - संकरा
• Tilt - झुकाना
• heavy - भारी
• pebbles - कंकड़
• solution - हल
• problem - समस्या