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乌鸦喝水

乌鸦喝水

The Crow and the Pitcher

Level 3 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 38 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

一yì只zhī乌鸦wū yā很hěn渴kě,到处dào chù找zhǎo水shuǐ喝hē。

A crow was very thirsty and looked everywhere for water.

它tā看见kàn jiàn一yí个gè瓶子píng zi,里面lǐ miàn有yǒu一yì点diǎn水shuǐ,可是kě shì瓶píng口kǒu很hěn小xiǎo,它tā的de嘴zuǐ伸shēn不bú进去jìn qù。

It saw a pitcher with a little water inside, but the neck was too narrow for its beak.

乌鸦wū yā想xiǎng了le想xiǎng,把bǎ小xiǎo石shí子zǐ一yì颗kē一yì颗kē放fàng进jìn瓶子píng zi里lǐ。

The crow thought for a moment, then dropped small stones into the pitcher one by one.

水shuǐ慢慢màn màn升高shēng gāo了le,乌鸦wū yā终于zhōng yú喝hē到dào了le水shuǐ。

The water slowly rose, and at last the crow could drink.

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