Crow and the Pitcher

Adapted from Aesop by Dinah C. Bonao

On a hot summer day, a thirsty crow looked for water to drink.

“It’s hot! I am thirsty!” said the crow. “I need to find water.”
The crow flew from one place to another looking for water to drink. He finally found a
pitcher near a well. But there was only little water in the pitcher.

He tried to drink from the pitcher but no matter how much he tried, he could not reach
the water.

“My beak is too big. The pitcher’s neck is very narrow. How will I get the water?” he
thought.

Then an idea came to the crow. He picked up some small stones. He dropped them into
the pitcher one by one.

“One, two, three…” Plop, plip, plop. Little by little, the water rose in the pitcher. “Four,
five, six…” Plop, plip, plop. The water rose some more. Soon the crow could reach the
water. “Now, I can drink!” said the crow. “Ah! It’s cold and good!”

Below are the drawings based from the story “The Crow and the Pitcher”. Choose
the letter of the correct sentence that describes each drawing.

1.

A. The pitcher is broken.

B. The pitcher has wide neck.
C. The pitcher has a narrow neck.
2.
A. There is no pitcher near the well.
B. The crow found a pitcher near the well.
C. The crow went to the well and fetch water.

3.
A. The crow thinks of a lighted bulb.
B. The crow could not think of how to get the water from the pitcher.
C. The crow has an idea on how to get the water out of the pitcher.

4.
A. On a rainy day, a thirsty crow is looking for water to drink.
B. On a hot summer day, a crow is happily flying.
C. On a hot summer day, a thirsty crow is looking for water.

5.

A. There is no water from the pitcher.

B. The crow finally drinks water from the pitcher.
C. The crow cannot get the water out of the pitcher.