The Fox and the Grapes
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"The Fox and the Grapes" is a classic Aesop fable that illustrates the concept of cognitive dissonance and the expression "sour grapes" through a fox who dismisses grapes he cannot reach as undesirable.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Fox and the Grapes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fox and the Grapes Context triple: [Aesop's Fables, hasNotableFable, The Fox and the Grapes]
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The Fig
The Fig is the English name of Surah At-Tin, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on human creation, moral accountability, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
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A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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The Watermelon Eater
The Watermelon Eater is a celebrated modernist painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, known for its vivid colors and stylized depiction of a figure eating watermelon that reflects his blend of European modernism with Mexican themes.
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The Old Fox
The Old Fox was the nickname of Clark Griffith, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, manager, and longtime owner of the Washington Senators known for his shrewd leadership and strategic acumen.
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Peau d’Âne
Peau d’Âne is a classic French fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a princess who escapes her father’s incestuous intentions by disguising herself in a magical donkey skin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fox and the Grapes Target entity description: "The Fox and the Grapes" is a classic Aesop fable that illustrates the concept of cognitive dissonance and the expression "sour grapes" through a fox who dismisses grapes he cannot reach as undesirable.
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A.
The Fig
The Fig is the English name of Surah At-Tin, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on human creation, moral accountability, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
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B.
A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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C.
The Watermelon Eater
The Watermelon Eater is a celebrated modernist painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, known for its vivid colors and stylized depiction of a figure eating watermelon that reflects his blend of European modernism with Mexican themes.
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D.
The Old Fox
The Old Fox was the nickname of Clark Griffith, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, manager, and longtime owner of the Washington Senators known for his shrewd leadership and strategic acumen.
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E.
Peau d’Âne
Peau d’Âne is a classic French fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a princess who escapes her father’s incestuous intentions by disguising herself in a magical donkey skin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
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literary work ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| associatedExpression | sour grapes GENERATED ⓘ |
| author | Aesop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cognitive dissonance
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envy ⓘ rationalization of failure ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culturalImpact | popularized the phrase "sour grapes" in many languages ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
illustrating cognitive dissonance in social sciences
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teaching idioms ⓘ teaching moral reasoning ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
fox
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grapes ⓘ |
| genre | fable ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated shorts
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children's picture books ⓘ poetic retellings ⓘ theatrical skits ⓘ |
| hasMoralAgent | fox ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Aesop's Fables ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | idiom "sour grapes" ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Aesopic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moral |
It is easy to despise what you cannot get
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People often belittle what they cannot obtain ⓘ |
| moralCategory |
honesty with oneself
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humility ⓘ |
| moralPerspective | critiques pride and self-justification ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | brief anecdotal narrative ending with an explicit or implicit moral ⓘ |
| narrativeSummary | A fox tries to reach some high-hanging grapes, fails, and then claims they are sour and not worth having ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Dog and the Shadow
NERFINISHED
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The Fox and the Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fox symbolizes human tendency to rationalize failure
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grapes symbolize desirable but unattainable goals ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| teaches |
awareness of self-justifying excuses
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not to disparage what one cannot achieve ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
moral education for children
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proverbs and idioms collections ⓘ psychology discussions of cognitive dissonance ⓘ |
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Subject: The Fox and the Grapes Description of subject: "The Fox and the Grapes" is a classic Aesop fable that illustrates the concept of cognitive dissonance and the expression "sour grapes" through a fox who dismisses grapes he cannot reach as undesirable.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Aesop's Fables