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The Fox and the Grapes
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A fox one day spied a beautiful bunch
of ripe grapes hanging from a vine
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trained along the branches of a tree. The
grapes seemed ready to burst with juice,
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and the fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly
at them. The bunch hung from a high branch,
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and the fox had to jump for it. The first
time he jumped he missed it by a long way,
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so he walked off a short distance and took
a running leap at it only to fall short once
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more. Again and again, he tried but in vain.
Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in
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disgust. "What a fool I am," he said. "Here I
am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour
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grapes that are not worth gaping for."
And off he walked very very scornfully
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What's the moral of the story?
Write it in the comments. Then
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check the video description where
you'll also find vocabulary notes.
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