French
La femme d’un homme riche était très malade. Avant de mourir, elle a appelé sa fille unique.
English translation
A rich man’s wife was very ill. Before she died, she called her only daughter.
French · Beginner
Cendrillon
Adapted from Cinderella
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
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La dernière promesse d’une mère
A mother's last promise
French
« Reste bonne et fidèle à Dieu. Il te protégera. Moi, je te regarderai du ciel et je serai près de toi. »
English translation
“Stay good and faithful to God. He will protect you. I will watch over you from heaven and stay close to you.”
French
Après sa mort, la jeune fille allait chaque jour pleurer sur sa tombe. Elle restait bonne et priait Dieu. L’hiver est passé, puis le printemps est revenu. Entre-temps, son père s’était remarié.
English translation
After her mother’s death, the young girl went to cry at her grave every day. She stayed good and prayed to God. Winter passed, and then spring returned. Meanwhile, her father had remarried.
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