Fox and Grapes

A hungry fox saw some grapes up high in the grapevine. He jumped to reach them again and again but couldn't do it. Finally, the fox quit and just said to himself that the grapes were probably sour. The fox just showed that it is easy to dislike what you cannot have anyway.  Isn't this sourgraping? 

This e-book is designed to create opportunities for emergent readers (Grades 1 - 3) to sit down together with their parents and enjoy reading. With the main goal of developing good interactive readers and critical thinkers, this material also includes engaging exercises after the story text.