The Fox and the Grapes

Fable by Jean De La Fontaine Collection The FablesThemes Animals, FoodPeriod 17th century

A certain Gascon Fox, others say Norman,
Almost dying of hunger, saw high on a trellis
Some grapes apparently ripe,
And covered with a crimson skin.
The rascal would gladly have made a meal of them;
But since he could not reach them:
“They are too green,” he said, “and good enough for boors.”
Did he not do better than to complain?

Jean de La Fontaine

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