A fable is a short story intended to teach a moral lesson. Fables typically use animals and forces of nature as characters Choose a fable from the website below, and explain how one can relate the fable and its moral to life in 17th Century France? Consider how the king and the nobles lived at court as well as the rest of society. Also consider the religious tension and intolerance that lead to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. These fables are still read and discussed in French schools. Are these fables relevant to us in 21st Century America? Explain. http://www.la-fontaine-ch-thierry.net/sevnanimalsheron.htm
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