Selected Fables: A Dual-Language BookFirst published between 1668 and 1693, the Fables of La Fontaine rank among the masterpieces of French literature. This volume contains 75 of the best, in the original French with new English line-for-line literal translations. "The Cicada and the Ant," "The City Rat and the Country Rat," "The Fox and the Grapes," many more. |
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... beautiful and intelligent official mistress, the Marquise de Montespan (thus distinctly not associated with pedagogy), widens the poet's horizons in every direction. Here, in all ways, he is at the peak of his powers. He turns his ...
... beautiful and intelligent official mistress, the Marquise de Montespan (thus distinctly not associated with pedagogy), widens the poet's horizons in every direction. Here, in all ways, he is at the peak of his powers. He turns his ...
Page 5
... beautiful voice, he opens his beak wide and drops his catch. The fox seizes it and says: “My dear sir, learn that every flatterer makes his living at the expense of those who listen to him. This lesson is surely well worth a cheese ...
... beautiful voice, he opens his beak wide and drops his catch. The fox seizes it and says: “My dear sir, learn that every flatterer makes his living at the expense of those who listen to him. This lesson is surely well worth a cheese ...
Page 7
... beautiful features with yours. Are you satisfied?” “I?” he said. “Why not? Don't I have four feet just like the rest? Up to now my portrait hasn't reproached me in any way; but as for my brother, the bear, he has been merely blocked ...
... beautiful features with yours. Are you satisfied?” “I?” he said. “Why not? Don't I have four feet just like the rest? Up to now my portrait hasn't reproached me in any way; but as for my brother, the bear, he has been merely blocked ...
Page 25
... beautiful, and delicate, and thought her meowing was very sweet. He was madder than any madman. Well, this man, by dint of praying, weeping, spells and charms, perseveres until he obtains his wish from Destiny and one fine morning his ...
... beautiful, and delicate, and thought her meowing was very sweet. He was madder than any madman. Well, this man, by dint of praying, weeping, spells and charms, perseveres until he obtains his wish from Destiny and one fine morning his ...
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Aesop amis animal animaux assez autre avait beau beautiful bête bien bœuf C’est C’était cerf ces gens-là chat cheval chien chose cœur Contre corbeau coup cour d’être d’un d’une Descartes deux Dieu dieux dire discours dit-il donkey encor enfants enfin être eût everything fable faire fait femme fils flatterer Fontaine Fontaine’s gazelle gens homme j’ai j’en jamais jeune John Rabbit jour king L’âne L’animal l’autre l’homme l’on l’ours L’un La Fontaine la fourmi Le corbeau le monde lion logis loup Madame Madame de Montespan maint maître mieux monde mort mots n’en n’est ouvrage pareils pauvre peine petits peuple peut plaisir plein poem poet prend qu’à qu’au qu’en qu’on qu’un quelquefois raison renard rien s’en s’il sage Seigneur seul soins sommes sous sujet temps tête tortue tout trois veut vieillard vient voici voilà voir wolf