The Fox and the Grapes
(The Fox and the Grapes' is an inspirational
story from the collection of Aesop’s Fables. This story is an example of how
people leave their desire just because they need to work hard to get it. Nothing
comes easy without a hard work. However, people
usually become dissented without even trying a little harder).
There was a Fox who often wandered about in
the forest for the whole day in search of food. One afternoon, he was very
hungry and searched for food everywhere, but he had nothing to eat. He was
walking through the woods where he found a vineyard and spotted a bunch of ripe
grapes hanging from a lofty branch in the garden. The grapes glistened under
the sunlight and looked so luscious that it seemed ready to burst out with
juice. The fox’s mouth started watering as he gazed longingly at them and thought
“Just the thing to quench my thirst. How juicy they look”.
The famished fox could no longer control
his hunger and wanted to eat the grapes, so he jumped to reach the grapes, but
he fell down. The grapes were hanging from a vine trained along the tree from
the high branches. The first time the fox jumped to grab the grapes he had missed
them by a long way. So he walked a short
distance, just taking a few steps back and took a running leap towards the
grapevine, the fox jumped again, but only to fall short he missed the hanging
grapes. Those yummy grapes were hung much higher than the fox could actually reach,
so he jumped again. However, they were still out of his reach. He jumped and
stretched and hopped to avail the grapes, but no matter how hard he tried, the
fox could not reach the grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried
to reach the juicy grapes, but in vain, he
failed in spite of trying again and again.
He panted and began to sweat out of
exhaustion. At last, he was completely
tired and finally gave up trying. He realised that it was impossible for him to
reach for the grapes. He sat down, looked at the grapes in disgust and said, “What
a fool I am. Here I am troubling myself out to get a bunch of grapes that are
not worth at all.” The fox turned up his nose and proceeded to walk away very
scornfully saying, “Those grapes surely must be sour and not good to eat. I wouldn’t
eat them even if they were served to me on a golden dish because if I eat them, I shall probably fall ill.”
This way the fox remained hungry all
throughout the day. Even though he found food in the grapevine to fill his hunger,
he left trying to get them because those grapes were out of his reach. In turn, the fox inculpated the grapes worth not
eating. He arrogantly expressed his contempt towards the only food he found in the
entire forest. Therefore, the fox couldn’t get the grapes, and that’s why he
said that he does not want them. He
pretended to disdain and belittle thing which was beyond his reach.
Moral: It is very easy to despise off things
what you cannot have easily.
Reference: Various.
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