{"id":8329,"date":"2021-10-11T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=8329"},"modified":"2021-10-19T11:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:46:22","slug":"jean-de-la-fontaine-portraits-francais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/jean-de-la-fontaine-portraits-francais\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean de La Fontaine (Portraits fran\u00e7ais)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jean de La Fontaine<\/strong> is one of the most beloved French poets, whose fables are still today a staple of French education. Learn about his eventful life in this article from our <em>Portraits fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/em>series.<br \/>\nAfter listening to the audio, click any word for the English translation and links to related grammar lessons.<\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The tenses in this French article and its English translation don&#8217;t match! In French, we use the\u00a0<strong>present tense<\/strong>\u00a0to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the\u00a0<strong>past tense<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/grammar\/historical-tenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historical French tenses<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                  data-audio-config-src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2021\/10\/Reader-la-fontaine-1-4-updated.mp3\"\n                  data-audio-config-volume=\"1.0\"\n                  data-audio-config-rate=\"1\"\n                  data-audio-config-preserve-pitch=\"true\"\n                  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <audio class=\"audio-player__audio-element\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio>\n                <div class=\"audio-player__controls\">\n                    <button class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-play\"\n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-play\"\n                            title=\"Play\/Pause\"><\/button>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--timeline\">\n                        <input type=\"range\"\n                               class=\"audio-player__progress\"\n                               data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                               data-audio-control-element=\"progress\"\n                               min=\"0\"\n                               max=\"0\"\n                               value=\"0\"\n                               step=\"0.01\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                   \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--speed\">\n                        <select class=\"audio-player__speed-selector\"\n                                data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                                data-audio-control-action=\"set-speed\"\n                                title=\"Playback speed\">\n                            <option value=\"0.5\">0.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"0.75\">0.75x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1\" selected>1x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.25\">1.25x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.5\">1.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.75\">1.75x<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--time\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__current\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"current-time\">0:00<\/span>\n                        \/\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__duration\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"duration\">0:00<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--volume\">\n                        <button \n                            class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-mute\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\" \n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-mute\" \n                            title=\"Mute\/Unmute\"\n                        ><\/button>\n                        <input \n                            type=\"range\" \n                            class=\"audio-player__volume-slider\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\" \n                            data-audio-control-element=\"volume\" \n                            min=\"0\" \n                            max=\"1\" \n                            step=\"0.01\" \n                            value=\"1\" \n                            autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                  data-audio-config-src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2021\/09\/Reader-la-fontaine-2-4.mp3\"\n                  data-audio-config-volume=\"1.0\"\n                  data-audio-config-rate=\"1\"\n                  data-audio-config-preserve-pitch=\"true\"\n                  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <audio class=\"audio-player__audio-element\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio>\n                <div class=\"audio-player__controls\">\n                    <button class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-play\"\n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-play\"\n                            title=\"Play\/Pause\"><\/button>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--timeline\">\n                        <input type=\"range\"\n                               class=\"audio-player__progress\"\n                               data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                               data-audio-control-element=\"progress\"\n                               min=\"0\"\n                               max=\"0\"\n                               value=\"0\"\n                               step=\"0.01\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                   \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--speed\">\n                        <select class=\"audio-player__speed-selector\"\n                                data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                                data-audio-control-action=\"set-speed\"\n                                title=\"Playback speed\">\n                            <option value=\"0.5\">0.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"0.75\">0.75x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1\" selected>1x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.25\">1.25x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.5\">1.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.75\">1.75x<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--time\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__current\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"current-time\">0:00<\/span>\n                        \/\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__duration\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"duration\">0:00<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--volume\">\n                        <button \n                            class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-mute\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\" \n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-mute\" \n                            title=\"Mute\/Unmute\"\n                        ><\/button>\n                        <input \n                            type=\"range\" \n                            class=\"audio-player__volume-slider\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-2\" \n                            data-audio-control-element=\"volume\" \n                            min=\"0\" \n                            max=\"1\" \n                            step=\"0.01\" \n                            value=\"1\" \n                            autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p>Part 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                  data-audio-config-src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2021\/09\/Reader-la-fontaine-3-4.mp3.mp3\"\n                  data-audio-config-volume=\"1.0\"\n                  data-audio-config-rate=\"1\"\n                  data-audio-config-preserve-pitch=\"true\"\n                  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <audio class=\"audio-player__audio-element\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio>\n                <div class=\"audio-player__controls\">\n                    <button class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-play\"\n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-play\"\n                            title=\"Play\/Pause\"><\/button>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--timeline\">\n                        <input type=\"range\"\n                               class=\"audio-player__progress\"\n                               data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                               data-audio-control-element=\"progress\"\n                               min=\"0\"\n                               max=\"0\"\n                               value=\"0\"\n                               step=\"0.01\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                   \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--speed\">\n                        <select class=\"audio-player__speed-selector\"\n                                data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                                data-audio-control-action=\"set-speed\"\n                                title=\"Playback speed\">\n                            <option value=\"0.5\">0.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"0.75\">0.75x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1\" selected>1x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.25\">1.25x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.5\">1.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.75\">1.75x<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--time\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__current\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"current-time\">0:00<\/span>\n                        \/\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__duration\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"duration\">0:00<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--volume\">\n                        <button \n                            class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-mute\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\" \n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-mute\" \n                            title=\"Mute\/Unmute\"\n                        ><\/button>\n                        <input \n                            type=\"range\" \n                            class=\"audio-player__volume-slider\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-3\" \n                            data-audio-control-element=\"volume\" \n                            min=\"0\" \n                            max=\"1\" \n                            step=\"0.01\" \n                            value=\"1\" \n                            autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p>Part 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                  data-audio-config-src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2021\/09\/Reader-la-fontaine-4-4.mp3.mp3\"\n                  data-audio-config-volume=\"1.0\"\n                  data-audio-config-rate=\"1\"\n                  data-audio-config-preserve-pitch=\"true\"\n                  tabindex=\"0\">\n                <audio class=\"audio-player__audio-element\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio>\n                <div class=\"audio-player__controls\">\n                    <button class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-play\"\n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-play\"\n                            title=\"Play\/Pause\"><\/button>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--timeline\">\n                        <input type=\"range\"\n                               class=\"audio-player__progress\"\n                               data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                               data-audio-control-element=\"progress\"\n                               min=\"0\"\n                               max=\"0\"\n                               value=\"0\"\n                               step=\"0.01\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                   \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--speed\">\n                        <select class=\"audio-player__speed-selector\"\n                                data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                                data-audio-control-action=\"set-speed\"\n                                title=\"Playback speed\">\n                            <option value=\"0.5\">0.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"0.75\">0.75x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1\" selected>1x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.25\">1.25x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.5\">1.5x<\/option>\n                            <option value=\"1.75\">1.75x<\/option>\n                        <\/select>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--time\">\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__current\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"current-time\">0:00<\/span>\n                        \/\n                        <span class=\"audio-player__duration\"\n                              data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\"\n                              data-audio-control-element=\"duration\">0:00<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--volume\">\n                        <button \n                            class=\"audio-player__control audio-player__control--button audio-player__control--button-compact audio-player__control--button-mute\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\" \n                            data-audio-control-action=\"toggle-mute\" \n                            title=\"Mute\/Unmute\"\n                        ><\/button>\n                        <input \n                            type=\"range\" \n                            class=\"audio-player__volume-slider\" \n                            data-audio-config-target=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-4\" \n                            data-audio-control-element=\"volume\" \n                            min=\"0\" \n                            max=\"1\" \n                            step=\"0.01\" \n                            value=\"1\" \n                            autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kwiziq-reader\">\n                <div class=\"kwiziq-reader-header\">\n                    <div class=\"kwiziq-reader__header-top\">\n                        <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kwiziq-reader__logo\" src=\"\/img\/svg\/generic\/kwiziq-interactive-reader-logo.svg\" 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class=\"ui-block-c\">\n            Timing signals\n            <ul  id=\"layer-timer\" >\n\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div> -->\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ todo :: move those templates out of here\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar readerPopoverTemplate = '<div class=\"reader-popover bottom\"><div class=\"reader-popover-container\"><div class=\"arrow arrow-up\"><\/div><div class=\"arrow arrow-down\"><\/div><div class=\"reader-popover-close\">&times;<\/div><h3 class=\"reader-popover-title\"><\/h3><button class=\"listen btn btn--primary\">Listen<\/button><div class=\"reader-popover-content\"><h4 class=\"reader-popover-content-title\">Related grammar lessons:<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfunction ReaderPopupInit(config , title , links , hasAudio) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthis.find(\".reader-popover-title\").text(title);\n                            var readerPopoverContent = 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