# The Crow and the Pitcher explained — Aesop's Fables

> Chapter companion for Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

## What happens

A thirsty Crow finds a pitcher with a small amount of water at the bottom, too low to reach with her beak. After trying and failing, she devises a clever plan: she drops pebbles into the pitcher, causing the water level to rise until she can drink. The fable illustrates that necessity inspires inventive solutions.

## Themes in this chapter

### Wisdom and Foolishness

The crow's clever plan demonstrates wisdom in solving a life-threatening problem.

### Perseverance and Effort

The crow persists in dropping pebbles until the water rises, showing effort overcoming difficulty.

## Character check-ins

### The Crow

The thirsty crow who uses pebbles to raise the water level in a pitcher.

## Key lines

> Necessity is the mother of invention.

When you really need something, you find a way to make it happen.

_The moral of the fable, emphasizing that urgent need drives creative solutions._

## Links

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