The Fox And The Grapes
On a hot summer’s day, a fox was happily
strolling along on his way. He suddenly came
across a grape orchard. This caught his attention
as he had forgotten his packed lunch at home! He
looked up and saw the most delicious-looking
bunch of purple grapes, ripe and ready to be
eaten. The grapes were just there, hanging from
the vine and enticing him. The grapes looked
juicy, and the fox’s mouth started to water as he
felt hungrier and thirstier.
“Oh wow, I must have these delicious grapes for
myself!” he said to himself, “I shall fill my hungry
belly with the juicy grapes!”
But there was a problem. The bunch of purple
grapes were hanging from a branch so high up
that it looked difficult to reach. So, the fox took a
few paces behind, came running fast ahead and
jumped up to reach it. But, alas, he failed to jump
high enough and missed the grapes by a long
way. So, he tried again. He took more steps back,
came running faster and jumped higher. He went
up but not high enough, and his furry paw
narrowly missed the grapes. He tried one last
time and missed again.
Now he was tired, hot, parched, hungry, and
angry. He took a break and sat below the grape
vines. He looked up at the grapes in disgust.
He muttered to himself, “Such a fool I am”. “What
was I thinking tiring myself out jumping up and
down like crazy on such a hot day like this? And
that too, just to reach a bunch of spoilt, old,
horrible and sour grapes?”
So, the fox got up, gave up, made an angry face
and walked off.
The Fox And The Grapes
On a hot summer’s day, a fox was happily
strolling along on his way. He suddenly came
across a grape orchard. This caught his attention
as he had forgotten his packed lunch at home! He
looked up and saw the most delicious-looking
bunch of purple grapes, ripe and ready to be
eaten. The grapes were just there, hanging from
the vine and enticing him. The grapes looked
juicy, and the fox’s mouth started to water as he
felt hungrier and thirstier.
“Oh wow, I must have these delicious grapes for
myself!” he said to himself, “I shall fill my hungry
belly with the juicy grapes!”
But there was a problem. The bunch of purple
grapes were hanging from a branch so high up
that it looked difficult to reach. So, the fox took a
few paces behind, came running fast ahead and
jumped up to reach it. But, alas, he failed to jump
high enough and missed the grapes by a long
way. So, he tried again. He took more steps back,
came running faster and jumped higher. He went
up but not high enough, and his furry paw
narrowly missed the grapes. He tried one last
time and missed again.
Now he was tired, hot, parched, hungry, and
angry. He took a break and sat below the grape
vines. He looked up at the grapes in disgust.
He muttered to himself, “Such a fool I am”. “What
was I thinking tiring myself out jumping up and
down like crazy on such a hot day like this? And
that too, just to reach a bunch of spoilt, old,
horrible and sour grapes?”
So, the fox got up, gave up, made an angry face
and walked off.