I am Calling BS...

Aesop's Fables have always been a favorite of mine, but the other day I saw something that got me wondering and now I am calling bull$#!+ on one of the fables.

That fable is the story of the Fox and the Grapes.

You know the one. A hungry fox trying to get grapes to feed himself and quench his thirst. Finally giving up and being spiteful saying they were probably sour anyways. Great lesson.

Then I read an article that grapes are poisonous to dogs. Are not dogs and foxes both in the Canidae family? So wouldn't grapes also be toxic to foxes? Why does the fox want grapes if he knows they are toxic? And they have not survived this long in nature without knowing what is good for them and what is not. Aesop is trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

I know I am going to leave some of you with the taste of sour grapes exposing this impossibility in traditional folklore, but it is better to know the truth and be hurt then to live the lie.

Well I know I will be able to sleep tonight....