Spanish–English parallel text
La zorra y las uvas
The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop
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Un día, una zorra vio un hermoso racimo de uvas maduras que colgaba de una vid que crecía por las ramas de un árbol.
One day a fox saw a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine that grew along the branches of a tree.
Las uvas parecían a punto de estallar de zumo, y a la zorra se le hizo la boca agua mientras las miraba con deseo.
The grapes looked ready to burst with juice, and the fox’s mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.
El racimo colgaba de una rama alta y la zorra tuvo que saltar para alcanzarlo. La primera vez que saltó, falló por mucho. Así que se alejó un poco, tomó carrerilla y saltó hacia él, pero volvió a quedarse corta.
The bunch hung from a high branch, and the fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped, he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more.
Lo intentó una y otra vez, pero no sirvió de nada.
Again and again he tried, but it was no use.
Entonces se sentó y miró las uvas con disgusto.
Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust.
«¡Qué tonta soy! —dijo—. Aquí estoy agotándome para conseguir un racimo de uvas agrias que no valen la pena».
“What a fool I am,” he said. “Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that aren’t worth the trouble.”
Y se marchó con mucho, muchísimo desprecio.
And off he walked, very, very scornfully.
Hay muchas personas que fingen despreciar las cosas que están fuera de su alcance.
There are many people who pretend to look down on things that are out of their reach.
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