Sour Grapes 酸葡萄

葡萄架上的葡萄（grape）熟了，看起來很美味。狐貍想吃葡萄，但卻夠不到，只得作罷。小松鼠們也想吃葡萄，但是狐貍告訴他們葡萄是酸的（sour）。Are the grapes really sour? 葡萄真的是酸的嗎？Let’s read the story.

Grapes are ripe（成熟的）.

They are purple（紫色的）and round（圓圓的）.

They look yummy（美味的）.

A fox comes.

“I like grapes，” says the fox.

The fox tries to pick（采摘） the grapes.

But he fails（失?。?

A squirrel is picking grapes.

“Squirrel，what are you doing?” asks the fox.

“I’m picking some grapes，” says the squirrel.

“Don’t eat sour grapes，” says the fox.

“Oh，I don’t like sour grapes，” says the squirrel.

The squirrel goes away.

A rabbit comes to the squirrel.

“Let’s go and pick some grapes，” says the rabbit.

“I want to eat grapes.”

“The grapes are sour，” says the squirrel.

“Oh，I don’t like sour grapes，” says the rabbit.

A monkey is picking grapes.

“Monkey，what are you doing?” asks the rabbit.

“I’m picking some grapes，” says the monkey.

“Don’t eat the grapes，” says the squirrel.

“Why not?” the monkey is puzzled（困惑的）.

“They’re sour，” says the rabbit.

“Oh，I don’t like sour grapes.”

A giraffe comes to the monkey.

“I want to eat grapes，” says the giraffe.

“Shall we go and pick some?”

“But， the grapes are sour，” says the monkey.

“How do you know?” asks the giraffe.

“Rabbit told（告訴） me，” says the monkey.

They go to ask the rabbit.

“How do you know the grapes are sour?” asks the giraffe.

“Squirrel told me，” says the rabbit.

“Fox told me，” says the squirrel.

“The grapes look yummy，” says the giraffe.

“Let me have a taste（嘗一嘗） first.”

The giraffe tastes some grapes.

Oh，they are

sweet.

The squirrel has a taste.

“Oh，the grapes are so sweet!” says the squirrel.

The animals all have a taste.

“How sweet! We like sweet grapes.”

They all cheer.

不管做任何事情都要親自實踐，不能道聽途說，盲目地相信別人哦。