The Fox and the Grapes
One afternoon, a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” said the fox.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again, the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them, but still failed.
Short StoriesFinally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway.” Then he walked away.
MORAL IT’S EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE.
A note about the story
The ‘Fox and the Grapes’ is often cited as an example for cognitive dissonance the discomfort people experience when their beliefs/actions are at odds with other beliefs/actions. In the story, the fox sees some grapes on a vine and wants to eat them. He tries to jump up, but cannot reach them because they are too high. When he realizes he will not be able to eat any grapes, the fox becomes disdainful; he tells himself that those grapes were sour and not worthy of desire anyway.
Psychologist and teacher Leon Festinger pointed out in 1957, that often, people hold two conflicting beliefs, or they believe one thing but do something that is against that belief. The resulting cognitive dissonance is psychologically distressful, and we often try to alleviate it by justifying our actions or changing our beliefs. Either way, the goal is to get our beliefs and actions in line with each other.
Related posts:
English Short, Moral Story “Tailor's Shop" for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, compet...
Moral Story
Short Story " When Papa Scolded Me" for Children, moral story for kids in English for competition wi...
Children Story
Hindi Moral Story "Lobh nhi krna chahiye", "लोभ नहीं करना चाहिये” for Kids, Full length Educational ...
Children Story
English Short, Moral Story “The Friendship of a Lion and a Mouse" for Kids and Children for Class 5,...
Moral Story
English Inspirational Story “Praise and Punishment” Moral Story for kids and Students.
Moral Story
English Moral Story "Talkative Turtle" for Kids, Full length Educational Story for Students of Class...
Children Story
English Moral Story "Who is big" for Kids, Full length Educational Story for Students of Class 5, 6,...
Children Story
Hindi Moral Story "Sher aur Kishmish", "शेर और किशमिश” for Kids, Full length Educational Story for S...
Children Story
Akbar-Birbal English Moral Story "Akbar's Dream" for Kids, Educational Story for Students of class 5...
Moral Story
English Inspirational Story “Practice What You Preach” Moral Story for kids and Students.
Moral Story
English Short, Moral Story “The Giraffe’s Neck" for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, c...
Moral Story
Moral Story "Out There or In Here " for Kids and Children, English Story for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
Children Story
English Short, Moral Story “The Defective Clock" for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ...
Moral Story
Hindi Moral Story "Punya Kiska Adhik", "पुण्य किसका अधिक” for Kids, Full length Educational Story fo...
Children Story
English Short, Moral Story “The Three Wise Men” for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, c...
Short Story
English Short, Moral Story “Trust in God” for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, competi...
Moral Story
English Short, Moral Story “The Stranger in The Garden” for Kids and Children for Class 5, 6, 7, 8, ...
Short Story
Hindi Moral Story "Nanhi Chidiya", "नन्हीं चिड़िया” for Kids, Full length Educational Story for Stud...
Children Story
Short Story "The Donkey and The Dog" for Children, moral story for kids in English for competition w...
Children Story
Hindi Moral Story "Kamna ka Bandhan", "कामना का बंधन” for Kids, Full length Educational Story for St...
Children Story
