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Poems by Jean De La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine

French author, born on 08/07/1621 at Château-Thierry (France), deceased on 13/04/1695 at Neuilly-sur-Seine (France).

Jean de La Fontaine is the author of the "Fables," published from 1668 to 1694 and taught in schools for more than three centuries. Inspired by Aesop and Phaedrus, he has animals speak to portray the society of his time and human nature. He also wrote verse tales and was elected to the Académie française in 1684.

    Poems by Jean De La Fontaine

  • Against Those with a Difficult Taste
  • Democritus and the Abderitans
  • Fables by Jean De La Fontaine

  • Death and the Dying Man
  • Death and the Unfortunate Man
  • Death and the Woodcutter
  • Education
  • Fortune and the Young Child
  • Love and Folly
  • Nothing in Excess
  • The Acorn and the Pumpkin
  • The Animals Sick of the Plague
  • The Astrologer Who Fell into a Well
  • The Bat and the Two Weasels
  • The Battle of the Rats and the Weasels
  • The Bird Wounded by an Arrow
  • The Bitch and Her Companion
  • The Camel and the Floating Sticks
  • The Candle
  • The Carter in the Mud
  • The Cat and an Old Rat
  • The Cat Transformed into a Woman
  • The Cat, the Weasel, and the Little Rabbit
  • The Child and the Schoolmaster
  • The Cicada and the Ant
  • The Coach and the Fly
  • The Cock and the Fox
  • The Cock and the Pearl
  • The Cock, the Cat, and the Little Mouse
  • The Council Held by the Rats
  • The Curate and the Corpse
  • The Dog Who Carried His Master’s Dinner Around His Neck
  • The Donkey and the Little Dog
  • The Donkey Laden with Sponges, and the Donkey Laden with Salt
  • The Dove and the Ant
  • The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails
  • The Drunkard and His Wife
  • The Eagle and the Beetle
  • The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat
  • The Fly and the Ant
  • The Fox and the Goat
  • The Fox and the Grapes
  • The Fox and the Stork
  • The Frog and the Rat
  • The Frog Who Wanted to Make Herself as Big as the Ox
  • The Frogs Who Asked for a King
  • The Gardener and His Lord
  • The Gout and the Spider
  • The Hare and the Frogs
  • The Hare and the Tortoise
  • The Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep, in Partnership with the Lion
  • The Heron
  • The Hornets and the Honeybees
  • The Horoscope
  • The Horse Wishing to Be Revenged on the Stag
  • The Husband, the Wife, and the Thief
  • The Ill-Matched Marriage
  • The Lark and Her Little Ones with the Farmer
  • The Lion and the Gnat
  • The Lion Defeated by Man
  • The Lion Grown Old
  • The Lion’s Court
  • The Maiden
  • The Man and His Image
  • The Man and the Adder
  • The Man and the Wooden Idol
  • The Man Between Two Ages, and His Two Mistresses
  • The Man Who Runs After Fortune and the Man Who Waits for Her
  • The Master’s Eye
  • The Members and the Stomach
  • The Milkmaid and the Milk Pot
  • The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
  • The Miser Who Lost His Treasure
  • The Monkey and the Cat
  • The Monkey and the Leopard
  • The Mountain in Labor
  • The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid
  • The Oak and the Reed
  • The Old Man and the Ass
  • The Old Woman and the Two Servants
  • The Pig, the Goat, and the Sheep
  • The Rat Who Withdrew from the World
  • The Raven Wishing to Imitate the Eagle
  • The Shepherd and His Flock
  • The Swallow and the Little Birds
  • The Swan and the Cook
  • The Thieves and the Ass
  • The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
  • The Town Rat and the Country Rat
  • The Two Bulls and a Frog
  • The Two Goats
  • The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
  • The Two Roosters
  • The Vultures and the Pigeons
  • The Wallet
  • The Weasel That Got into a Granary
  • The Wolf Accusing the Fox before the Monkey
  • The Wolf and the Dog
  • The Wolf and the Lamb
  • The Wolf and the Lean Dog
  • The Wolf and the Stork
  • The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child
  • The Wolves and the Sheep
  • The Young Widow
  • To Monseigneur the Dauphin
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