THE LAZY CROW

The summer was very hot. Water was scarce. A thirsty crow searched for water everywhere. At last she found a little of water in a tall pot made of clay. She could not reach the water to drink. She was worried. Then she remembered the story of the wise crow that gathered small pebbles and dropped them patiently into the water in a pot. This raised the water level and then he could drink it easily. But this crow was very lazy to collect a lot of small pebbles. She did not have the patience to follow the wise crow. So she lifted a large piece of rock with great effort and dropped it into the pot. The pot broke with a loud noise. All the water was lost. The lazy crow remained thirsty and flew away in shame. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop!”

We read in the Holy Bible, “Lazy people are no better than dung; they are repulsive, and no one wants to get near them”{Sirach 22:1,2}. St. Paul says, “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat” {2 Thessalonians 3: 10}.

By: Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala, India.
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