72 The Crow and the Pitcher (2016. 05. 04)

72 The Crow and the Pitcher

A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the crow put its beak into the mouth of the picher he found that only very little water was left in it. 

and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tired, and he tired. but at last had to give up in despair. Then a though came to him. and he took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. 

Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. At last, he saw he water mount up near him. and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able  to quench his thirst and save his life.

Little by little does the trick.

thirst: 갈증, 목마름, 탈수상태

despair: 절망, 실망

pebble: 조약돌, 자갈

pitcher: 호리병, 주전자

mount up: 오르다

quench one's thirst: 갈증을 풀다

does the trick: 도움이 되다; 효과가 있다