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Deux fables : Le Corbeau et le Renard, La Cigale et la Fourmi · Lipi. Explore Summary, Central idea, Word meanings.
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Summary
In the 17th century, French writer Jean de La Fontaine invents the fable as a literary form: short stories featuring talking animals that behave like humans, each ending in a moral lesson about human weaknesses and virtues, still read by French children today.
Central idea
Like the ant preparing for winter during summer, learning a language requires steady effort long before it becomes urgent. Comme la fourmi qui travaille avant l'hiver, il faut apprendre régulièrement, pas seulement au dernier moment.