English for Students

The Fox and The Grapes

The Fox and The Grapes :



There was this fox who wanted to eat a bunch of grapes. He was always lured by the violet colour and round shape of them. All he could do was just look at them from a distance. The vineyard owners all had a tight fence around it. He could not nudge his way into any of the vineyards.


One day by luck he was able to enter into one of the lush vineyards. He started gazing at the grapes hanging down. He started to reach them. But in vain only. He tried hard. He jumped harder many times. But nothing happened. He could not reach the ripe grapes.


Finally the dejected fox went away lamenting, “Oh! After all grapes must be sour and tasteless."