Monday, June 19, 2017

Jesop's Farables: the fox and the grape-buyer

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 Jesop’s farables 

“the fox and the grape-buyer”
A certain fox owned a fruit stand on a corner in Jerusalem. One day a man came to complain about some grapes that he had bought there. “These grapes are sour,” the man said. “Well,” the fox replied, “they looked sweet on the tree.” 
06.19.17
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Jesop’s Farables (online reproduction of the 1887 edition) are available here.

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