| One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling
{through an
orchard} [Adverb to "was
strolling"] till
he
came {to a bunch}
[Adverb to "came"] {of Grapes} [Adjective
to "bunch"] just ripening
{on a vine} [Adverb to "ripening"]
which had been trained
{over a lofty branch.} [Adverb
to "had been trained"] "Just the
thing to quench my thirst,"
quoth he. Drawing
back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just
missed the bunch. Turning round again {with
a One,
Two, Three,} [Note
#1] he jumped up, but {with
no greater
success.} [Adverb to "jumped"]
Again and again he tried {after
the tempting morsel,} [Adverb
to "tried"] but {at
last} [Adverb to
"had to give"] had to give
it up, and walked away {with his
nose} [Adverb to "walked
away" [Note #2] {in the air,}
[Adjective
to "nose"] saying: "I am
sure they are sour."
It is easy to despise what you
cannot get.
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