作者	(古希腊)伊索|译者/国别：中国大陆
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出版时间	2005-08-01

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乌鸦和水罐一只乌鸦快要渴死了，看到一个大水罐，就高兴地飞上去，想要喝水。可惜，水罐里的水太浅，他根本够不着。乌鸦想了好多办法，还是一口都喝不到。*后，乌鸦叼来好多小石子，把它们一个个地丢进水罐，直到水渐渐地升到自己嘴边，才终于喝到了水，救了自己一命。需要是发明之母。TheCrowandthePitcherACROWperishingwiththirstsawapitcher，andhopingtofindwater,flewtoitwithdelight．Whenhereachedit，hediscoveredtohisgriefthatitcontainedsolittlewaterthathecouldnotpossiblygetatit．Hetriedeverythinghecouldthinkoftoreachthewater,butallhiseffortswereinvain．Atlasthecollectedasmanystonesashecouldcarryanddroppedthemonebyonewithhisbeakintothepitcher，untilhebroughtthewaterwithinhisreachandthussavedhislife．Necessityisthemotherofinvention．P1