Title: Step 1: Fables - The Crow and the Pitcher
Course: Science Writing: Introduction to the Interactive Notebook

Fables are animal stories that are used to demonstrate a moral lesson.

Fables can also be used to demonstrate science concepts.

A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.

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Your turn! Submit an paragraph explaining the scientific principle the crow uses to drink from the pitcher.