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"What has become of La Fontaine's morals today?"

That is the question posed by this interdisciplinary initiatory fable, blending acting, singing and puppetry.

It all begins through the eyes of Souris. As she is heading home towards the City, she falls asleep on the train and inadvertently ends up in Teinofan, an isolated countryside village, so lost that it does not appear on any map!

With the next train not coming for ten days, Souris will have to meet its inhabitants in order to find a way to return home as quickly as possible. Wary and apprehensive of the countryside and its surroundings, she will meet a Country Rat, a racing champion Turtle, a Mother Sheep without a Lamb, two schoolmasters, Crow and Fox, and a whole host of other animals.

She will have to face her fears, for the Lion and the Wolf prowl near the village. She will have to learn to place her trust and see beyond appearances. The lessons she learns from all these encounters will help her grow alongside her new friends, as they all try to find a way back to the City.

In a playful staging amid giant dandelions, lighting effects, original songs and animal puppets, this show aimed at children aged 4 to 10 humorously revisits the morals of La Fontaine's most famous fables. Beyond recontextualising and making them concrete for a young audience, the show also aims to question the fables and tales that have shaped our collective imagination for generations.