Calico Illustrated Classics: Aesop's Fables

Calico Illustrated Classics: Aesop's Fables — page 7
3 The Fox and the Grapes One hot summer day a fox trotted into the woods hoping for some shade to cool him He found a wild grapevine running high into a tree A bunch of dark plump grapes dangled from the vine above the fox’s head The fox was certain he had never seen such beautiful grapes The fox licked his dry lips and said Those delicious grapes are just the thing I need He jumped up and snapped at the grapes but he could not quite reach them He backed away from the tree and ran as fast as he could He jumped at the last second to snap at the grapes His teeth closed on empty air He still couldn’t quite reach 12