the fox and the grapes

One hot summer's day, a Fox was One hot summer's day, a Fox was strollingstrolling through an orchard till he came through an orchard till he came to a to a bunchbunch of Grapes just of Grapes just ripeningripening on a on a vine which had been vine which had been trainedtrained over a over a loftylofty

branch.branch.

The Fox and the The Fox and the GrapesGrapes

stroll 閒逛 bunch 串 train 延著…生長 lofty 高聳的 branch 樹枝

"Just the thing to "Just the thing to quenchquench my my thirst," said he. thirst," said he. DrawingDrawing bacbackk a few paces, he took a run and a a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a One, Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but witTwo, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success.h no greater success.

quench 解 (渴 ) draw back 退回 pace 步

Again and again he tried afterAgain and again he tried after the the temptingtempting morselmorsel, but at last , but at last had to give it up, and walked away had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they "I am sure they are sour." are sour."

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tempting morsel 誘人的佳餚

What does the fable What does the fable mean to you?mean to you?

Which of the following is Which of the following is the moral of this story?the moral of this story?

(A) We should use our judgment (A) We should use our judgment before coming to a decision. before coming to a decision.

(B) It is easy to despise what you (B) It is easy to despise what you cannot get.cannot get.

(C) Be content with what you have. (C) Be content with what you have. (D) A bird in the hand is worth two in (D) A bird in the hand is worth two in

the bush.the bush.

Which of the following is Which of the following is the moral of this story?the moral of this story?

(A) We should use our judgment before (A) We should use our judgment before coming to a decision. coming to a decision.

(B) It is easy to despise what you cannot (B) It is easy to despise what you cannot get.get.

(C) Be content with what you have. (C) Be content with what you have. (D) A bird in the hand is worth two in the (D) A bird in the hand is worth two in the

bush.bush.

A crow, half-dead with thirst, A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a came upon a PitcherPitcher which had which had once been full of water. once been full of water.

pitcher 水壺、水瓶

But when the Crow put its But when the Crow put its beakbeak into the mouth of the Pitcher, he into the mouth of the Pitcher, he found that only very little water was found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it.far enough down to get at it.

He tried, and he tried, but at last had He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in to give up in despairdespair. .

beak 啄 despair 絕望

Then a thought came to him, Then a thought came to him, and he took a and he took a pebblepebble and dropped and dropped it into the Pitcher. it into the Pitcher. 

Then he took another pebble Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another Then he took another pebble and dropped that pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher.into the Pitcher.

pebble 小石子

At last, after many pebbles, he At last, after many pebbles, he saw the water mount up near him, saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his pebbles he was able to quench his thirst.thirst.

What does the fable What does the fable mean to you?mean to you?

What is the moral of this What is the moral of this story?story?

Which of the following is Which of the following is the moral of this story?the moral of this story?

(A) Little by little does the trick.(A) Little by little does the trick.

(B) (B) A bird in the hand is worth two in A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.the bush.

(C) (C) Actions speak louder than words.Actions speak louder than words.

(D) (D) We should always make plans for We should always make plans for the future.the future.

Which of the following is Which of the following is the moral of this story?the moral of this story?

(A) Little by little does the trick.(A) Little by little does the trick.

(B) (B) A bird in the hand is worth two in A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.the bush.

(C) (C) Actions speak louder than words.Actions speak louder than words.

(D) (D) We should always make plans for We should always make plans for the future.the future.

What does the fable What does the fable mean to you?mean to you?

What does the fable What does the fable mean to you?mean to you?