"The Fox and the Grapes" is a modern retelling of the classic fable. It follows a clever but cunning fox who spots a luscious bunch of grapes hanging high on a vine. Eager to quench his thirst, he attempts to leap up and reach them, but despite his best efforts, the grapes remain tantalizingly out of reach. Frustrated and unwilling to admit defeat, the fox ultimately convinces himself that the grapes are probably sour and unworthy of his time. This tale explores themes of envy, rationalization, and the age-old human tendency to dismiss what we cannot achieve. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
There are 24 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2014 by Ablekids Press Ltd .
This book contains the following story:
The Fox and the Grapes
One hot summer’s day a Fox was walking through an orchard when he spotted a bunch of juicy grapes just out of reach. ‘Yum,’ thought Fox. ‘Those grapes would be great to quench my thirst’. Fox took a running jump but missed the grapes. He tried again and again but could not reach the grapes. Eventually he gave up and told himself that this was no loss anyhow as the grapes would probably have been sour anyway. Moral: it is easy to despise what you cannot get.
