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The Fox and the Grapes

from Aesop's Fables

A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.
The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So, he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more. Again, and again he tried, but in vain.
Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust. "What a fool I am," he said. "Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for."
And off he walked very, very scornfully.


Choose the best summary of the story.
A.
A Fox saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a branch. He jumped many times trying to reach them until he was finally satisfied with his efforts to get the grapes.
B.
A Fox saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a branch. But once he finally got the grapes, he learned they were not ripe enough.
C.
A Fox saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a branch. But he soon decided they were too high and walked away.
D.
A Fox saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a branch. He jumped many times but could not reach them. Then he gave up saying he did not want them anyways.

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Its D. He realized the grapes were not worth his efforts
User Serious Ruffy
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D.
he gave up and realized that the grapes weren’t worth gaping for
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