2 The thirsty crow

Chapter 2 The thirsty crow One hot summer, a thirsty crow was searching for something to drink. It hadn't rained for weeks and he was beginning to give up hope.

第2章口渴的乌鸦一个炎热的夏天，一只口渴的乌鸦在寻找喝的东西。 好几周没下雨了，他开始放弃希望了。

Then in the distance he spied a pot on someone's windowsill. He flew over to take a closer look. Please let there be some water inside. He could see water, but he couldn't reach it. Now he felt even more thirsty. How will I ever drink that?

然后，在远处，他发现有人的窗台上有一个罐子。 他飞过去仔细看了看。 请让里面有一些水。 他能看见水，但够不着。 现在他觉得更渴了。 我怎么喝得了？

"Maybe I could break the pot..." he thought. But his beak wouldn't crack the hard clay. "If I could just knock the pot over... He pushed with all his weight but the pot wouldn't budge.

“也许我可以把锅打碎……” 他想。但它的嘴咬不开坚硬的泥土。 “如果我能把锅打翻…… 他用全身的力气推，但锅就是不动。

The crow felt very sorry for himself... until he had an idea. He flew to a pile of pebbles, picked them up one by one and dropped them into the pot. Each pebble pushed the water up a little higher, until the crow could finally take a sip.

乌鸦为自己感到非常难过…… 直到他有了一个主意。他飞到一堆鹅卵石前，把它们一块一块地捡起来，扔进了锅里。 每一块鹅卵石都把水推高一点，直到乌鸦终于可以喝上一口。

The cold water tasted wonderful and the crow congratulated himself on being so clever. And the moral is... Try hard enough and you'll get what you want.

凉水的味道好极了，乌鸦为自己的聪明感到庆幸。 寓意是……只要足够努力，你就会得到你想要的。