The Fox and the Grapes
Fable de Jean de la Fontaine
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| A fox, almost with hunger dying, Some grapes on a trellis spying, To all appearance ripe, clad in Their tempting russet skin, Most gladly would have eat them; But since he could not get them, So far above his reach the vine "They're sour," he said; "such grapes as these, The dogs may eat them if they please!" Did he not better than to whine? |
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