The Fox and the Grapes

A hungry fox, an animal like a small dog, walked by a garden. She saw some grapes, small fruits that grow together. They were black and ready to eat.

The fox wanted to eat the grapes. But they were high above her head. She stood on her back legs, but she could not get them.

Then she jumped. She could not get them. She ran and jumped again. She tried many times, but the grapes were still too high.

At last, the fox was tired and still hungry. She did not want to say that she could not get the grapes.

"Those grapes are not sweet," she said."They are not ready to eat."

Then she walked away. But the grapes were ready to eat.

Sometimes we say we do not want something because we cannot get it.