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Fox and the Grapes, The


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  1. a FABLE (= a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson) by AESOP in which a FOX tries many times to reach some GRAPE s that are hanging above his head. When he realizes that he will never be able to reach them, he pretends that he never wanted them, saying "They're probably SOUR (= having an unpleasant acid taste) anyway". This attitude is called SOUR GRAPEs .
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