Yes because "the box of toys has been tipped over" and "the children will pick it up" can stand on their own, and since they are combined into one sentence it is a compound sentence.
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because the audience would be familiar with them as parables were highly popular then. Also, it being a monk, it is supposed to be a serious story that teaches you something, not a funny or obscene story such as those from the Wife of Bath or the Miller.
