The Fox and the Grapes is one of AesopĀ“s fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been ...
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equally so. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour grapes" originated from this fable.