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Oct 2021
18m 6s

Sour Grapes

Starglow Media / Wondery
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Today's Story is an adaptation of an Aesop’s Fable about a fox named Fina. Fina has a bit of a sweet tooth and is looking for some fruit to eat instead of the normal worms or mice or frogs. Follow along as she tries to get her paws on some sweet smelling grapes she finds growing near her home. 

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