Sinhala: හිවලුන් සහ මිදි [hivalun saha midi] The Fox and the Grapes

Authors

Aesop
Manori Perera, Illinois Wesleyan University

Files

Description

Based on the classic Aesop fable, this story has the following moral: There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

Approximate Publication Year

620 and 560 BCE

Geographical region for language spoken

Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Language Interpretation and Translation

Comments

Read by Manori Perera, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University

About Sinhalese: Sinhala is one of the official languages of Sri Lanka, spoken by approximately 17 million people in the southern, western and central parts of the nation island.

Recommended Citation

Aesop and Perera, Manori, "Sinhala: හිවලුන් සහ මිදි [hivalun saha midi] The Fox and the Grapes" (620). IWU Global Storytelling Project. 14.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/14

Version

Link to Library of Congress, The Aesop for Children http://www.read.gov/aesop/005.html