This collection of fables was written by the French author Jean de la Fontaine in the seventeenth century. Each story includes animal characters and tries to teach a moral. Do you know any stories like that?

What follows are summaries of La Fontaine's most popular fables. For the full text of each one, click on its title.
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Story text and images © Lori Langer de Ramírez