Once, twice and three times, but I didn't get the grapes. The fox tried again and again, but failed. Finally, he decided to give up. He walked with his head held high and said, it must be sour. For example, some people can't do anything, so they say the time is not ripe.
This story is similar to the meaning in Aesop's Fables that "if you can't eat sour grapes, you can't eat sour grapes", which means that if you can't eat them, you will find an excuse to belittle them to balance your psychology. Psychologically, it is called "sour grape psychology".
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In the hot summer, a group of thirsty foxes came to a grape trellis. A string of glittering and translucent grapes hung all over the branches, and the fox was drooling, but the grape trellis was very high. The first fox jumped a few times and couldn't pick it. He found a ladder nearby, climbed it and returned with a full load.
The second fox jumped many times and still couldn't eat it. He looked around and found no tools available. He smiled and said, "The grapes here must be very sour!" "So, I left with a clear conscience. ?
The third fox shouted the slogan "Make up your mind, don't be afraid of all difficulties, and die unsatisfied if you can't eat grapes", jumping endlessly again and again, and finally dying under the vine. The fourth fox is unhappy all day because he can't eat grapes. He fell ill and died without treatment. The fifth fox thought, "If you can't even eat a grape, what's the point of living!" " "So I found a tree vine to hang myself.
The sixth fox swore when he couldn't eat the grapes, and was killed by a passerby with a stick. The seventh fox, with the dark psychology of "I can't get it, I will never let others get it", burned the vineyard with fire and was besieged by other foxes. ?
The eighth fox tried to steal, cheat and rob some grapes from the first fox, and was also severely punished. The ninth fox is very angry because he can't eat grapes. He was unkempt and muttered, "You don't spit the skin of grapes when you eat them …" Several other foxes came to a higher grape rack. After friendly negotiation, everyone enjoyed the success by pyramid-shaped arhat method.