Introduction to Literary Chinese - Lesson 2, Text 2

Adapted from the 1927 book by J. Brandt
Vocabulary section transcribed with help from with help from 武克富強/Võ Khắc Phú Cường
The Crow
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An old crow was very thirsty.
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She saw there was a pot of water in front of a house and wished to drink it.
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But the pot was deep, and the water in it was shallow.
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The crow tried to stretch her beak as much as she could, but in the end could not get the water.
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Then she raised her head as if she were thinking about something.
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Suddenly she flew away and came back carrying a stone in her beak, which she threw into the pot.
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Thus she went and came back more than ten times.
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When the stones were piled up, the water had risen and the crow's thirst was then quenched.
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