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Necessity is the Mother of Invention. No. 24. The Crow and the Pitcher – The Essential Aesop™ – Back to Basics Abridgment Series

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci. Adopted by Steve Jobs.

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The weather had been unusually dry, and the Birds could not find water to drink.

A Crow found a pitcher with some water in it that did not reach the spout, so, alas, the Crow could not reach the water to take a drink.

He was very thirsty, so he could not walk away. Finally, an idea came to him!

He dropped pebbles into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble, the water was displaced to rise a little higher until, at last, the Crow could drink from the pitcher to quench his thirst.

Moral of the Story: Necessity is the mother of invention.

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Introduction – The Essential Aesop – Epilogue

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Why We Loved It: We focus on what we desire, and we desire what we need. There’s an old adage, “If you feed the dog, he won’t hunt.” Rewards too fast are not appreciated. Aesop teaches that sometimes human nature must be incentivized by the creation of necessity.

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