The Crow and the Pitcher

In a spell of dry weather, when there was very little to drink, a thirsty crow found a pitcher with some water in it. 

But the pitcher was deep, and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the crow could not reach the water. 

It felt as if it would die of thirst.

There must be a solution to his problem, so he stopped trying to reach the water and had a think.

Then an idea came to him. 

Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them, one at a time, into the pitcher. 

With each pebble, the level of the water rose a little higher until at last it was high enough so he could drink.

If you have a problem, don’t keep trying the same thing expecting it to work eventually.  Take a break, think, look at it from a different angle, in some cases asking someone else with greater experience might provide a solution.  

But most importantly - don’t give up.