A1 Reading Plan · Week 1 · Day 2 of 30

The Fox and the Grapes

From Aesop's Fables·~150 words·~2 min read

A fox cannot reach the grapes. Sour grapes, said the fox. The shortest reading on this list.

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A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."

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How did the Fox try to reach the grapes?
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Source: V. S. Vernon Jones translation, public domain. Provided by Project Gutenberg.