The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop’s fable
The Fox and the Grapes is a fable by Aesop.[1] 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.
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This fable shows the idea of cognitive dissonance. The English expression "sour grapes" comes from this fable.
References
change- ↑ Godwin, William (1824). Fables ancient and modern, adapted for the use of children by Edward Baldwin.