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Read this story.
One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of red,
juicy grapes hanging from a high branch. "Those look delicious," he said. He
decided to jump up and grab them for a snack. Taking a few steps back, the fox
jumped, but he missed the grapes. "Rats!" he said. He took even more steps
back, ran, and jumped again. But again, he missed the grapes. "One more try,"
he said. This time he took even more steps back, ran as fast as he could, and
jumped with all his might! But yet again, he could not reach the grapes. "Well."
the fox said, turning up his nose, "they're probably sour anyway," and with that
he walked away.
Which of these statements best expresses the theme of the story?
O A. Be happy with what you have.
O B. Overreaching can be dangerous.
O C. It is easy to hate what you cannot have.
O D. The key to happiness is following your dreams.