A FABLE.
1. The Thirsty Bird.
A bird was thirsty. The water had dried up in the brook, and in the swamp, through the great heat. He was looking every where for water, and could find none. At last he hopped near a well, ani saw a jug near the well, with some water in it. He hopped on to the top of the jug, and tried to drink; but there was only a little water at the bottom, and he could net reach it. What could he do ? He was not strong enough to overturn the jug. He was too tired to fly in search of any river. He looked about hereaud there, and then he saw some very small stones lying on the ground and he said to himself; "If I pick up the stones one by one in my beak and throw them into the jug, by and by the water will rise up high enough for me to drink some." So he began; it was a long business to fly to and fro, and carry stones in his beak. Some he dropped by the way, and he had to go back again. The sun was hot, the bird was thirsty and tired, —the jug was deep, but he worked on and on, and the more stones he threw in, the higher the water rose, till at last he drank and was satisfied. Moral, When a thing is hard to be done, we must try and try again. If we try, at last we shall succeed.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 3, 31 March 1856, Page 12
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259A FABLE. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 3, 31 March 1856, Page 12
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