The Fox and the Grapes

The Fox and the Grapes.One day a fox travelled many miles and was very hungry. He looked about for food but found nothing to eat.At last he spotted q vine, high up in the branches of a tree.
The vine hung with the most delicious looking grapes he had ever seen. They were plump and red and looked so juicy that they made his mouth water.
The Fox stood up but the bunches were too high above his head.Fox sat under the tree, trying to think of a way to get at the grapes, then he thought of a brilliant plan. He would jump up and snatch the grapes in his mouth.
He made several jumps upwards; still the grapes were beyond his reach. When he could not get at them by any means, he turned away.
"Why should I spend my energy on grapes that are sure to be sour? What a waste of time! " he said, and then walked away.

Moral: It is a bad plan to be little, which is beyond our reach. 

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