he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he 4 could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in 5 vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry 6 and dropped them one by one with his beak into the 7 pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and 8 thus saved his life. 9 Necessity is the mother of invention. 10 The Crow and the Pitcher By: Aesop Checking for Understanding What does “perishing” mean as it is used in the following sentence: “A crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight.” How did the crow’s mood change throughout this fable? What does the moral of the story mean?
4 he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he 5 could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in 6 vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry 7 and dropped them one by one with his beak into the 8 pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and 9 thus saved his life. 10 Necessity is the mother of invention. The Crow and the Pitcher By: Aesop Checking for Understanding What does “perishing” mean as it is used in the following sentence: “A crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight.” How did the crow’s mood change throughout this fable? What does the moral of the story mean?
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