One hot summer day, a fox walks in the forest. He is very hungry. He is also very thirsty. The fox looks for food. Then he sees something beautiful. There are grapes on a vine. The grapes are big and purple. They look very delicious. 'I want those grapes!' says the fox. But the grapes are high on the vine. The fox jumps to reach the grapes. He cannot reach them. The fox jumps again. He jumps higher this time. But he still cannot reach the grapes. The fox tries many times. He jumps and jumps. But the grapes are too high. Finally, the fox is tired. He stops jumping. The fox looks at the grapes one more time. 'Those grapes are probably sour anyway,' he says and walks away.
English Story (A1)The Fox and the Grapes
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About this story
A hungry fox sees delicious grapes hanging high on a vine. He jumps many times trying to reach them, but they are too high. Tired and unable to get the grapes, the fox decides they must be sour anyway and walks away. This fable teaches us that people often pretend not to want what they cannot have.
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Comprehension Questions
3 questions
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What does the fox see in the forest?
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Why does the fox jump?
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What does the fox say at the end?
Vocabulary
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