Île-à-Vache relocation. Île-à-Vache Île-à-Vache, (French, also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca, all translate to Cow Island) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about off the coast of the country's southwest peninsula, roughly between the town of Les Cayes and Pointe l'Abacou. It was formerly known by the name of Abacca. Administratively, it became a commune in 1976 as part of the Les Cayes Arrondissement in the Sud department. Île-à-Vache was claimed by the Spanish Empire in 1492 as part of Hispaniola, and for the next two centuries it was
Animal tale analogy to racial groups. Animal tale An animal tale or beast fable generally consists of a short story or poem in which animals talk. It is a traditional form of allegorical writing. Important traditions in beast fables are represented by the "Panchatantra" and "Kalila and Dimna" (Sanskrit and Arabic originals), Aesop (Greek original), "One Thousand and One Nights" ("Arabian Nights") and separate trickster traditions (West African and Native American). The medieval French cycle of allegories, "Roman de Reynart" is called a beast-epic, with the recurring figure Reynard the fox. Beast fables are typically transmitted freely between languages, and often assume