The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 15 in the Perry Index. The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been 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.
The Fox and the Grapes - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia One of Aesop's fables "Sour grapes" redirects here. For other uses, see Sour Grapes . The illustration of the fable by François Chauveau in the first volume of La Fontaine's fables, 1668 The Fox and the Grapes is one of Aesop's Fables , [ 1 ] numbered 15 in the Perry Index . [ 2 ] The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been 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 exp
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