The Fox and the Grapes
“A famished fox crept into a vineyard where ripe, luscious grapes were draped high upon arbors in a most tempting display. In his effort to win a juicy prize, the fox jumped and sprang many times but failed in all his attempts. When he finally had to admit defeat, he retreated and muttered to himself, “Well, what does it matter anyways? The grapes are sour!”.
It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
- Aesop’s Fables, selected and adopted by Jack Zipes, published by the Penguin Group in Penguin Popular Classics 1996.
This reminds me of an old Arab Falk tale, Beda_K Takool 3enab, We_lla, Jaee Takh_Nek Al_Natouer.:do you want to eat grapes, or fight the guard !!!
This is used In a dispute It is meant for finding a middle solution resolution to help somone get out with a Face.
A passer by, jumped the fens of vine yard to steal grapes, when he was caught by the guard .a fight brought many villagers to mediate .And the thief said if I did not want to steel grapes and if I thought of this act ,,I would have brought a basket !!!! Yet the thief was shouting the most complaining about the bad guard, when the wise owner offered to give him free grapes, the thief said had I wanted your bad grapes I would have brought a basket .but I did not.
The owner of vine yard, said are here to fight the Gourd, or eat grapes.