Sämtliche Fabeln

Who doesn't remember from their school days the talking animals of La Fontaine's fables? Unlike ancient fables, the French texts are concise, amusing, and easy to read. La Fontaine forgoes the instructive tone of his ancient predecessors. Instead of a raised finger, he leads readers to the right moral judgment through wit and irony. This makes fables like "The Crow and the Fox," "The Grasshopper and the Ant," or "City Mouse and Country Mouse" still an entertaining and timeless reading pleasure for both young and old, even on the 400th anniversary of the author's birth this year.