page_title: The Fox and the Grapes
hierarchical_section_title: The Fox and the Grapes
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Le renard et les raisins English: The Fox and the Grappes
context_page_description: The Fox and the Grapes is a fable by Aesop. It is about a fox who sees some grapes hanging high on a vine. He tries to reach the grapes, but he can't. Since he can't get them, he tells himself that the grapes are probably sour anyway.
  This fable shows the idea of cognitive dissonance. The English expression "sour grapes" comes from this fable.
context_section_description: The Fox and the Grapes is a fable by Aesop.  It is about a fox who sees some grapes hanging high on a vine. He tries to reach the grapes, but he can't. Since he can't get them, he tells himself that the grapes are probably sour anyway.
  This fable shows the idea of cognitive dissonance. The English expression "sour grapes" comes from this fable.
caption: An illustration of the fable
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