About this episode

In this episode, Erika Kyba presents a bilingual reading of La Fontaine's 'The Grasshopper and the Ant' in both French and English, exploring its moral implications.

In today’s episode of The Poetry Fix, join Erika Kyba for another bilingual episode. She reads La Fontaine's famous "The Grasshopper and the Ant" in French and English. Tune in to discover a new twist on the moral that you might have thought you knew.

People in this episode

Host: Erika Kyba

Topics covered

• bilingual poetry
• moral lessons
• French literature
• English literature
• fables

Keywords

• bilingual
• poetry
• fables
• La Fontaine
• moral lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Grasshopper and the Ant, La Fontaine

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