The Fox and the Grapes
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A thirsty fox spots a tempting bunch of grapes just out of reach — and tries again and again before giving up.
One warm summer day, a Fox was walking through an orchard. He came to a bunch of grapes ripening high on a vine.
"Just the thing to quench my thirst," he said.
Backing up a few paces, he took a run and a jump at the grapes, but missed. Turning round again, he ran faster and leaped once more. Still he could not reach them.
Again and again he tried, but at last he had to give up. He walked away with his nose in the air, saying, "I am sure they are sour anyway."
It is easy to hate what you cannot have.
