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| The Fox and The Grapes |
In the 20th century, somebody heard of a story 'The Fox and the grapes' that said.................
A fox was walking in an outskirt one day. It saw bunches of grapes hanging outside a wall of a wine yard. The fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.
The grapes were quite high. The Fox tried to reach them by stretching its body on the wall but wouldn't reach. The Fox had to jump for them. The first time he jumped he missed, then it tried again and again, but still in vain.
At the end, it stopped trying and said :'What a fool I am! Wasting my time and energy trying to eat these sour grapes!' So, the Fox walked away with its nose in the air.
The grapes were quite high. The Fox tried to reach them by stretching its body on the wall but wouldn't reach. The Fox had to jump for them. The first time he jumped he missed, then it tried again and again, but still in vain.
At the end, it stopped trying and said :'What a fool I am! Wasting my time and energy trying to eat these sour grapes!' So, the Fox walked away with its nose in the air.
The fox who can't eat the grapes says they are sour, has been used to mock someone who says something jealously after his or her futile attempt to get something.
In the 21th century, someone heard another version. This version says, the Fox somehow managed to eat the grapes easily but yet, this time the Fox says:' I knew they are no good! So easy to get!' And the Fox walked away in disgust.
Sometimes, psychology is a funny thing. Don't you think?
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