Fool Who Sold Wisdom
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The Fool Who Sold Wisdom is a story about a fool who sells his wisdom to a wealthy man. The fool believes that he can make a lot of money by selling his wisdom, but he soon learns that the wealthy man is not interested in wisdom. The wealthy man only wants to use the fool's wisdom to make himself richer. The fool eventually realizes that he has made a mistake, and he tries to get his wisdom back. However, the wealthy man refuses to give it back, and the fool is left with nothing.Book Details
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Jean de La Fontaine
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Jean de La Fontaine was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across...
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