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The Fox and the Grapes

The Fox and the Grapes
AesopOriginal title Ἀλώπηξ καὶ βότρυς

The Fox and the Grapes is one of the 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. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour grapes" originated from this fable.

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“I am sure the grapes are sour.”

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The Fox and the Grapes.

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