The Fox and the Grapes

"Sour grapes" redirects here. For other uses, see Sour Grapes.
The illustration of the fable by François Chauveau in the first volume of La Fontaine's fables, 1668

The Fox and the Grapes is one of Aesop's Fables,[1] numbered 15 in the Perry Index.[2] The narration is concise and subsequent retellings have often been equally so. The story concerns a fox that tries to eat grapes from a vine but cannot reach them. Rather than admit defeat, he states they are undesirable. The expression "sour grapes" originated from this fable.[3]

  1. ^ Godwin, William (1824). Fables ancient and modern, adapted for the use of children by Edward Baldwin.
  2. ^ "THE FOX AND THE GRAPES". mythfolklore.net. Retrieved Mar 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Laura Gibbs (1 January 2009). Aesop's Fables in Latin: Ancient Wit and Wisdom from the Animal Kingdom. Bolchazy1-Carducci Publishers. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-61041-027-4.