The Fox and the Grapes A hung, \"Let who will take ry fox xame into the vineyard

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The Fox and the Grapes

A hung, "Let who will take ry fox xame into the vineyard where there hung delicious clusters of ripe Grapes; his mouth watered to be at them; but they were nailed up to a trellis so high, that with all his springing and leaping he could not reach a single bunch. At last growing tired and disappointed, "Let who will take them!" says he, they are but green and sour; so I'll e'en let them alone."

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1. How much do you learn about the characteer of the fox? How are his characterteristics related to the moral or message of the fable?  

Explanation / Answer

From the fable, what we learn about the fox is a refusal to admit his own lack of ability to obtain the grapes. Instead, the fox concludes that the grapes weren’t worthy or of value for him to further attempt obtaining them. His characteristics are very much linked to the overall moral of the story which is that we all have a tendency to rationalize our own weaknesses instead of accepting them.

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