In the story, a crow encounters a pitcher with water too low for it to reach. Undeterred, the crow drops pebbles into the pitcher, causing the water level to rise, allowing it to drink.

An old crow is known to be clever at solving problems – for example breaking open shellfish by dropping them from a height, and opening nuts by getting cars to drive over them. The Sparrow ...

The Crow is sitting in a tree with a piece of cheese in its beak. The passing Fox would like to eat the cheese and tries to persuade - and then trick - Crow to bring the cheese down or drop it.