Fable

 

A type of allegory, a fable, is a short tale that is meant to convey a cautionary or moral truth. Usually animals with human attributes are the principal characters that illustrate the shortcomings of humanity. In the classic "the Fox and the Grapes" The fox reaches for the grapes, but cannot get them. As he walks away, he claims that the grapes are probably sour anyway and he never really wanted them in the first place. This demonstrates the desire that.*

it is easy to despise what you cannot have

 

 

*Krawcyzk/Novak