Thirsty Crow
This is an Aesop's Fable and one of the first I heard as a kid.
In the fable, a thirsty crow comes upon a pitcher with water at the bottom, beyond the reach of its beak. After failing to push over the pitcher, it drops in pebbles, one by one, until the water rises to the top of the pitcher, allowing the crow to drink. Avianus follows the fable with a moral that emphasises the virtue of ingenuity: "This fable shows us that thoughtfulness is superior to brute strength." Other tellers of the story stress the crow's persistence, while Francis Barlow's edition concludes with the proverb "Necessity is the mother of invention.[4]
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_and_the_Pitcher
This story is central to my personal philosophy: There is a solution to every problem and it is often quite simple.
In the fable, a thirsty crow comes upon a pitcher with water at the bottom, beyond the reach of its beak. After failing to push over the pitcher, it drops in pebbles, one by one, until the water rises to the top of the pitcher, allowing the crow to drink. Avianus follows the fable with a moral that emphasises the virtue of ingenuity: "This fable shows us that thoughtfulness is superior to brute strength." Other tellers of the story stress the crow's persistence, while Francis Barlow's edition concludes with the proverb "Necessity is the mother of invention.[4]
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_and_the_Pitcher
This story is central to my personal philosophy: There is a solution to every problem and it is often quite simple.
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