User talk:Hbtora

The Fox and the Grapes
I've just reversed your edit since the fable you cite is very obviously the variant of another, The Fox and the Weasel. But before you transfer your entry there, I think you need to check how authentic your source is. Fables are usually told leanly and come quickly to the point. Your wordy source does not and I very much suspect it is a modern retelling which has been influenced by La Fontaine's "Le renard et les raisins", in which case it loses its value as an ancient piece of Jewish folklore. I also think you need to do some more research on the Jewish variant and check whether it appears in Berechiah ha-Nakdan's Mishlei Shualim. Judging by the French work you referenced, it looks like one of the Jewish 'fox fables' that were introduced to Europe during the Middle Ages. Sweetpool50 (talk) 00:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)