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The Fox and the Grapes

A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.

Level
A2
Genres
fable, classic
Reading time
1 min
Languages available
EN, VI, ES, ZH, PT, HI, ID
The Fox and the Grapes cover

A thirsty fox spots a tempting bunch of grapes just out of reach — and tries again and again before giving up.

One warm summer day, a Fox was walking through an orchard. He came to a bunch of grapes ripening high on a vine.

Num dia quente de verão, uma Raposa caminhava por um pomar. Chegou a um cacho de uvas que amadurecia bem alto numa videira.

"Just the thing to quench my thirst," he said.

"Bem a coisa certa para matar minha sede", disse ela.

Backing up a few paces, he took a run and a jump at the grapes, but missed. Turning round again, he ran faster and leaped once more. Still he could not reach them.

Recuando alguns passos, tomou impulso e deu um salto na direção das uvas, mas errou. Virando-se de novo, correu mais rápido e saltou mais uma vez. Ainda assim não conseguiu alcançá-las.

Again and again he tried, but at last he had to give up. He walked away with his nose in the air, saying, "I am sure they are sour anyway."

Tentou de novo e de novo, mas por fim teve que desistir. Foi embora com o nariz empinado, dizendo: "Tenho certeza de que estão azedas mesmo."

It is easy to hate what you cannot have.

É fácil odiar o que não se pode ter.

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