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[Babar] Is Babar's Kingdom (Celesteville and surrounds) essentially a puppet-state for the French colonial interests?
gpt
Not exactly. Babar isn't directly controlled by the French, but the fact that he has been "civilised" by his time spent among them gives him a skewed worldview which leads him to believe that the interests of his people are best served by close collaboration with their foreign "allies".

The French are able to take advantage of this, but have to be careful not to be too obvious about it - they are keenly aware that an elephant never forgets.