THE FOX AND THE GRAPES by Aesop
A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox’s mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.
The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more. Again and again he tried, but in vain.
Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust.
“What a fool I am,” he said. “Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for.” And off he walked very, very scornfully.
Moral : There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach, in other words, it is easy to despise what you cannot get.
1 a. Read the fable "The fox and the grapes" by Aesop
b. Look up the words in red in a dictionary.
c. Then, write a complete sentence with each.
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4. Create a flashcard about the fox using CRAM
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