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Who was Jean de la Fontaine?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 157
Qui était Jean de la Fontaine ?
Who was Jean de la Fontaine?
Answer. A French poet and writer of the 17th century, author of fables.
Un poète et écrivain français du XVIIe siècle, auteur de fables.
Jean de La Fontaine (1621 to 1695) wrote The Crow and the Fox and The Grasshopper and the Ant. His fables are taught in school.
The official text that proves it
« Jean de la Fontaine est un écrivain connu pour ses fables. Ces courts récits, souvent en vers, mettent en scène des animaux ou des humains et transmettent une morale. »
Jean de la Fontaine is a writer known for his fables. These short stories, often in verse, feature animals or humans and convey a moral.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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