Aesop’s Fables: The Fox & the Grapes
Esophage fables. The Fox and the grapes
He missed it by a long way, so he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more again and again. He tried, but in vain now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust. What a Fool I am, he said. Here I am, wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for. And off he walked very, very scornfully
The moral of the story is there are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach