One hot summer day, a fox wandered through an orchard. He was hungry and tired, searching for something to eat. Suddenly, he spotted a bunch of ripe, juicy grapes hanging from a high vine. His mouth watered at the sight.
The fox eagerly jumped to reach the grapes, but they were too high. He tried several times, leaping with all his might, but the grapes remained out of his grasp. Determined, he took a few steps back and ran towards the vine, hoping to gain enough height. Again, he failed.
Panting and frustrated, the fox sat down to catch his breath. He gazed longingly at the grapes, realizing he could not reach them. After a few moments, he stood up, shaking off the dust. "Those grapes are probably sour anyway," he said aloud. "They wouldn't be worth eating."
With his nose in the air, the fox trotted away, pretending not to care. Inside, he felt disappointed and ashamed. He had belittled the grapes only because he couldn't have them.
This story reminds us that when we cannot achieve something, we often criticize it to protect our pride. It teaches us to accept our limitations gracefully and not to demean what we cannot attain.
Sure, here are 10 fill-in-the-blank questions based on "The Fox and the Grapes" story, along with Answers:
1. The fox wandered through an __________ on a hot summer day.
2. The fox was both __________ and tired while searching for something to eat.
3. The fox spotted a bunch of __________ grapes hanging from a high vine.
4. The fox tried to __________ the grapes but they were too high.
5. After failing several times, the fox sat down to catch his __________.
6. Realizing he couldn't reach the grapes, the fox said they were probably __________.
7. The fox trotted away with his nose in the __________.
8. The story teaches us to accept our __________ gracefully.
9. The fox criticized the grapes because he couldn't __________ them.
10. The moral of the story is about how people often __________ what they cannot have.
Answers: 1. orchard, 2. hungry, 3. ripe, 4. reach, 5. breath, 6. sour, 7. air, 8. limitations, 9. reach, 10. belittle
Match the items in Column A with their correct descriptions in Column B.




