The Fox and the Grapes

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A fox walked through the woods.

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A fox walked through the woods. He saw a vine with purple grapes. The grapes were high up. The fox jumped and jumped but could not reach them. He walked away and said, "Those grapes are probably sour anyway." Sometimes we say something is not good when we cannot have it.

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Where did the fox see the grapes?

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