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Jul 4, 2016 · A classic fable about a fox who tries to reach some grapes but fails and then claims they are sour. Read different versions of the story, the moral and the application, and see illustrations by various artists.
The Fox and the Grapes is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been equally so. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them.
A classic story of a fox who tries to reach a bunch of grapes but fails and then loses interest. Learn the moral of this fable and other Aesop's stories at Read.gov.
Aug 15, 2018 · Learn the meaning and origin of the famous phrase 'sour grapes' from Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes. Find out how the fable illustrates the human tendency to despise what we cannot get and to tell ourselves stories to cope with failure.
The Fox and the Grapes. One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said he. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes.
A classic tale of a fox who tries to reach some grapes but fails and complains they are sour. Read the full story, moral and alternative expressions on Lit2Go website.
A short story by Aesop about a fox who tries to reach a bunch of grapes but fails and then despises them. The moral is that some things are not worth wanting if they are out of reach.
