Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) was a famous French poet and writer of fables. His
fables were inspired by many traditional stories like Aesop's Fables and the Panchatantra.
A Comprehension
A1. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The Raven was sitting on a wall. F
2. The Fox starts his flattery by praising the Raven's appearance.
3. The Raven's voice was melodious. F
4. If the Raven would sing, the birds of the jungle would call him king.
5. The Fox's real intention was to educate the Raven about the vice of vanity
A2. Complete the following sentences.
Reynard the Fox noticed that Mr Raven had
in his beak.
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La Fontaine was born in the Champagne region into a bourgeois family. There, in 1647, he married an heiress, Marie Héricart, but they separated in 1658. From 1652 to 1671 he held office as an inspector of forests and waterways, an office inherited from his father. It was in Paris, however, that he made his most important contacts and spent his most productive years as a writer. An outstanding feature of his existence was his ability to attract the goodwill of patrons prepared to relieve him of the responsibility of providing for his livelihood. In 1657 he became one of the protégés of Nicolas Fouquet, the wealthy superintendent of finance. From 1664 to 1672
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