"The Fox and the Grapes" by Terry Phillips is a modern retelling of Aesop's classic fable. In the story, a hungry fox encounters a luscious bunch of grapes hanging from a vine. Despite his efforts to reach them, the grapes remain tantalizingly out of reach. Frustrated and feeling defeated, the fox convinces himself that the grapes are probably sour and not worth having anyway. Through this engaging narrative, the story explores themes of desire, envy, and self-deception, highlighting how we often dismiss what we cannot attain by belittling its value. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Innova Reading Bookshelf, Innova Reading Bookshelf-Grade 1 .
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Innova Press Limited .
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.
