🪣🐦 The Crow and the Pitcher

Aesop’s Fable – Easy English Story for Ages 4–6

🎭 Character Description

🐦 Crow
A clever black bird with shiny feathers. It is thirsty and looking for water.

📜 Script 

NARRATOR:
One hot day, a thirsty crow flew across the sky.
It looked for water but found none.

NARRATOR:
Then it saw a tall pitcher near a garden.

The crow flew down and looked inside.

There was water—but only a little at the bottom.

NARRATOR:
The crow tried to reach the water with its beak.
But the pitcher was too tall.

The crow could not drink.

NARRATOR:
The crow looked around and saw small stones.

It had a smart idea.

NARRATOR:
The crow picked up a stone and dropped it into the pitcher.
Then another. And another.

Slowly, the water rose.

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The crow drank the water happily.

It flew away, cool and full.

NARRATOR (ending):
When you use your brain,
you can solve big problems.

THE END.

📚 Vocabulary 

1. pitcher – a tall container for water

2. thirsty – needing to drink something

3. beak – the hard mouth part of a bird

4. stone – a small rock

5. rise – to move upward

💬 Useful Expressions 

1. “There was water—but only a little.” – There was not enough water to drink

2. “The crow had a smart idea.” – The crow thought of a clever plan

3. “The water rose.” – The water moved up higher

❓Comprehension Questions 

1. What was the crow looking for?

2. Why couldn’t it drink the water at first?

3. What did the crow put into the pitcher?

4. What happened to the water level?

5. What is the lesson of this story?