English Original
One hot summer's day, a Fox was strolling through an orchard when he came upon a bunch of grapes ripening on a vine trained over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," he said.
Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, but just missed the bunch. He turned around, counted "One, Two, Three," and jumped again, with no greater success. He tried again and again for the tempting morsel, but finally had to give up. He walked away with his nose in the air, saying, "I am sure they are sour."
Moral: It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
中文翻译
一个炎热的夏日，一只狐狸在果园里闲逛，偶然发现一串葡萄，正熟透在一根高枝上垂下的藤蔓上。"这正是解渴的好东西，"他说。
他后退几步，助跑起跳，却刚好没够到葡萄。他转过身，数着"一、二、三"，又跳了一次，同样没有成功。他一次又一次地尝试去够那诱人的美味，但最终不得不放弃。他昂着头走开了，说道："我敢肯定它们是酸的。"
寓意： 得不到的东西，人们很容易去贬低它。