La vache qui tache into a commercial party game, distributed by Jeux F.K. La vache qui tache La vache qui tache (English: "the cow who stains") is a party game that originated in France. The only prop required is a cork with one end of which has been blackened by a candle flame. Assign each player a number. Player one calls out ""Je suis la vache qui tache sans taches numéro 1 et j'appelle la vache sans taches numéro X"" ("I am the spotted cow with zero spots number 1, and I call the cow with zero spots number X"), where X is the
Animal tale 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 pedagogic roles: for example,