00:04It was a very hot summer day. The sun was shining bright in the big blue sky. There
00:11were no clouds to hide behind. Corby the crow was flying over the green fields. He
00:18was a big bird with shiny black feathers. I am so thirsty today. My throat feels very
00:25dry and itchy. I must find some water to drink. Corby looked down at the ground as he flew.
00:33He looked for a blue pond or a small puddle. But the hot sun had dried up all the water
00:39on the farm. He saw a little bird sitting on a wooden fence. It was his friend, Bella the
00:47bluebird.
00:48Hello, Corby. Why are you flying so slowly today?
00:54Hello, Bella. I am looking for a drink of water. It is so hot that I am losing my strength.
01:02I am thirsty too, Corby. I looked in the birdbath, but it is empty. I looked in the dog's bowl,
01:11but it is empty too. We must keep looking together.
01:16Corby and Bella flew toward a big white house. They flew over the garden and the tall trees.
01:23Suddenly, Corby saw something sitting on a garden table. It was a tall glass pitcher.
01:30Look over there, Bella. That pitcher might have some water inside.
01:36They both flew down and landed on the wooden table.
01:40Corby peeped over the edge of the glass pitcher. He saw some clear, cool water at the very bottom.
01:47I found it. There is water in here.
01:52Oh, thank goodness. But the pitcher is very tall and narrow. Can you reach the water, Corby?
02:01Corby put his long beak into the neck of the pitcher. He stretched his neck as far as he could.
02:07He reached and reached until his eyes were almost inside. But his beak was too short to touch the
02:14water. Oh, no. I cannot reach the water. It is just a few inches away, but it feels so far.
02:24Let me try. I am smaller than you.
02:28Bella hopped onto the rim of the pitcher. She leaned down very carefully. She tried to reach the water with
02:37her small beak. I cannot reach it either, Corby. This is very sad. The water is right there, but we
02:46cannot drink it. Corby did not want to give up. He was a very clever crow. He tried to tilt
02:54the pitcher
02:55with his strong wings. He pushed against the glass with all his might. But the pitcher was made of heavy
03:02glass. It would not tip over. It is too heavy. I cannot knock it down. Maybe we should fly to
03:12the river.
03:13The river is too far away, Bella. We are too tired to fly that far in this heat.
03:21There must be a way to get the water to come to us. Corby sat on the table and thought
03:27very hard.
03:28He looked around at the garden. He saw many small, gray pebbles on the garden path.
03:35He looked at a pebble, then he looked at the pitcher. He had a wonderful idea.
03:42Bella, I have a plan. What are you going to do?
03:47I am going to bring the water up to me. Corby hopped down to the garden path.
03:53He picked up a small, round stone in his beak. He flew back to the table and dropped it into
04:00the pitcher.
04:02Plop! The stone sank to the bottom. Corby flew down and got another stone.
04:08He dropped the second stone into the pitcher. Plop!
04:14Why are you dropping stones into our water?
04:17Look at the water level, Bella. Bella looked closely through the clear glass.
04:23The water had moved up just a little bit.
04:27I see. The stones are pushing the water up.
04:31Yes. If we put enough stones in, the water will reach the top.
04:37Plop! Let me help you.
04:40Bella flew down to the path too. She found a tiny pebble and carried it to the pitcher.
04:47Plop! Corby brought a big stone. Plop!
04:52They worked together for a long time. They dropped stone after stone into the pitcher.
04:59The water rose higher and higher. It rose past the middle of the pitcher.
05:05It rose to the neck of the pitcher. Finally, the water was right at the top.
05:12Look! It is ready! Corby leaned his head forward. He did not have to stretch at all.
05:21He took a long, cold drink of water. That is the best water I have ever tasted.
05:28My turn. Bella dipped her beak in and drank her fill.
05:33You are the smartest bird in the world, Corby.
05:37I just did not give up. Thinking is just as important as flying.
05:43The two friends rested in the shade of a big tree. They felt strong and happy again.
05:50They knew they could solve any problem if they tried. Where there is a will, there is a way.
05:56the old man took us for a long time.
05:57To see the quick
