As a kid we all have heard or read the story of the clever crow. Syana Kawwa. Here is the same story in a bit different perspective.

It was a hot summer day, a very hot summer day. A crow left the forest
for the city in the morning looking for food. Times had changed a lot
but where the kids had ‘learnt to shoot without missing, the clever
crow had learnt to fly without perching.’ But it was one tough day and
after the day’s long search our clever crow could only find a stale
piece of bread. To make the situation even worse our poor crow was
extremely thirsty by the evening and was now flying in quest of water.
Lucky for him to spot a pitcher with some water in it. Unfortunately,
however, the level of water in it was too low and our crow’s beak could
not reach it. Suddenly, our brilliant crow hit upon an idea and started
collecting pebbles. With the beak wide open, dying with thirst and
breathing hard out clever crow started throwing the pebbles in the
pitcher one by one. Soon the water level had risen enough for our crow
to drink it. Tough day, just as our crow was about to drink water the
pitcher broke with a bang injuring one of the crow’s feather with water
spilled on the ground. A kid had fired a pellet at him from behind a
window. Tough day. The moral of the story is that if you are capable of
coping with a situation aptly, it doesn’t mean that you can deal with
any situation with equal brilliance. While your genius may lead you out
of a trouble unknowingly you might be putting yourself into a greater
trouble. But that’s the way of life and it sometimes tests you.