The Fox and the Grapes

A famished Fox saw some clusters of ripe black grapes hanging from a trellised vine. She resorted to all her tricks to get at them, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them. At last she turned away, beguiling herself of her disappointment, and saying: "The Grapes are sour, and not ripe as I thought."

Revile not things beyond your reach.

一只饥饿的狐狸，看见葡萄藤上长者几串成熟的黑葡萄，她使出浑身解数去摘，但由于她够不到那些葡萄，所以最终也是白费力气，弄得自己疲惫不堪。最后，她转身走了，假装失望地说：“葡萄太酸了，没有我想象的那么成熟。”