It was a hot day and silence every where. The rivers and lakes were dried in extreme heat. In the midday, a crow was crowing sitting on the branch of a tree. He was very thirsty. His mouth was dry. His throat was burning. He flew from place to place in search of water. But there was not a drop of water anywhere. The crow thought what to do.
At last he saw a jug of water near a house. He flew to the jug with a great hope and looked into it. But alas! There was a little water at the bottom of the jug. The crow could see the water but he could not reach it. The crow thought how to drink that water.
Suddenly an idea flashed on his mind. There were many stones near the jug. He picked up stones, one by one, from the ground and dropped them into the jug. The water started coming up. Soon the crow could reach it easily. He drank the water. He cawed happily and flew away.