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The Fox and the Grapes

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  1. ある日、腹ぺこのキツネが森を歩いていました。

    One day, a hungry fox was walking through the forest.

  2. すると、木の上にたくさんの美しいブドウが見えました。

    Then, he saw many beautiful grapes on a tree.

  3. キツネはブドウを食べたくなって、何度も飛び上がろうとしました。

    The fox wanted to eat the grapes and tried to jump up many times.

  4. でも、ブドウは高すぎて、どうしても届きませんでした。

    However, the grapes were too high and he could not reach them no matter how hard he tried.

  5. 何度も失敗したキツネは、最後に言いました。

    After failing many times, the fox finally said:

  6. 「あのブドウはすっぱいに違いない。食べる価値がない。」

    "Those grapes must taste sour. They are not worth eating."

Key vocabulary

  1. 腹ぺこ

    hungry, starving

  2. 森

    forest, woods

  3. ぶどう

    grape

  4. 飛び上がる

    to jump up, to leap

  5. すっぱい

    sour, acidic

  6. 価値

    value

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