Crows Share a Pie

Crows Share a Pie

One delightfully sunny day, a large crow flew over Mrs. McNutty's house. Looking down, he spotted a big, freshly baked pie cooling on the windowsill. Because pie was about his favorite thing in the world, he swooped down for a closer look.

As the crow glided by, he could tell that nobody was home. He safely landed on the windowsill and eyed the wonderful-smelling pie. The crow became especially excited to see that it was a cherry pie. “ Oh boy, delicious cherry pie. My favorite, " he said. “ And it's all mine. "

Just as he was about to take his first bite, a second crow flapped down and landed on the windowsill with a thump. " That's a mighty big and tasty- looking pie, " she cawed. “ You don't intend to eat it all by yourself, do you?" " Well, I was sure thinking I would, " answered the first crow. “ Since I found it first, it's all mine. "

" Don't be so selfish, " replied the second crow. " You can certainly see that there's enough pie for two hungry crows. Besides, you'll feel far better sharing the pie than you will getting a tummy ache from eating the entire thing. So how about giving some of it to me?” The first crow took a few moments to think.

“ I suppose I could share it with you. After all, it is a very large pie. How do you propose we divide it?” he asked “ Let's just split it down the middle, " offered the second crow. “ That way you get one half, and I get the other half. It's fair if we each get equal halves of the pie, isn't it?"