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The Crow and the Pitcher

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About “The Crow and the Pitcher”

The Crow and the Pitcher is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 390 in the Perry Index. The fable describes a crow dropping stones into a pitcher to raise the water level, allowing it to drink. This story reflects ancient observations of corvid behavior. Modern scientific studies have shown that such behavior is goal-directed and demonstrates an understanding of cause and effect, rather than being based solely on learned responses. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.