The Thirsty Crow
The Thirsty Crow The Thirsty Crow :- A crow that thirsts for water is a familiar metaphor. The same idea applies to perseverance; the determination not to give up in the face of difficulty. It is an attribute that can be learned, as demonstrated by Hercules Beetle. Although he came from a family of kinkajous, he learned to find water on his own. That way, he no longer had to beg for it or steal it from others. In fact, his perseverance allowed him to survive despite having a very large quantity of water inside him. When Hercules Beetle was a baby, his mother placed him inside a small basket so that she could clean the leaves off her nest. She left the basket suspended from a branch outside her cave. Later, she returned to find her baby raven unable to climb out. She tried to climb inside the basket to rescue her baby, but she got stuck. As she tried to free herself, she dropped the basket and herself onto the ground below. This resulted in both of them being injured and unable to care for their child. The Thirsty Crow As he grew up, Hercules Beetle learned that …