🍇🦊 The Fox and the Sour Grapes

📜 Script

NARRATOR:
One sunny day, a hungry fox was walking through the forest.
His tummy growled—grr grr—he hadn’t eaten all day.

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Then, he saw something wonderful!
A bunch of purple grapes was hanging from a tall vine.

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The grapes looked juicy and sweet.
They were high up on a branch, just out of reach.

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The fox licked his lips.

🦊 FOX (thinking):
“Yum! Those grapes look perfect!”

NARRATOR:
He jumped—Boing!
But he missed.

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He jumped again—Boing!
Still too high.

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The fox tried and tried.
He ran and leapt, stretched and climbed…

But no matter what he did,
he could not reach the grapes.

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Finally, the fox sat down, tired and hot.
He looked up at the grapes one more time.

🦊 FOX (grumbling):
“Hmmph! I didn’t want those grapes anyway.
They’re probably sour!”

NARRATOR:
The fox turned around and walked away with his nose in the air.
But inside, he still felt a little sad.

NARRATOR (ending):
Sometimes, when we can’t have something,
we say it wasn’t good anyway.

But that doesn’t mean it’s true.

THE END.

📚 Vocabulary

1. Fox – a small animal with a long tail and pointy ears

2. Grapes – small round fruits that grow in bunches

3. Vine – a plant that climbs and hangs

4. Jump – to push your body up off the ground

5. Sour – a sharp, not-sweet taste

🗣 Useful Expressions 

1. “Yum! Those grapes look perfect!” – Wanting to eat something delicious

2. “No matter what he did, he could not reach.” – Trying hard, but still not winning

3. “They’re probably sour!” – Pretending you didn’t want something after failing to get it

❓ Comprehension Questions 

1. 🦊 What animal is the main character in this story?

2. 🍇 What did the fox see hanging on the vine?

3. 🐾 What did the fox try to do to get the grapes?

4. 😤 What did the fox say when he couldn’t reach the grapes?

5. 🤔 Did the fox really not want the grapes anymore?