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French · Beginner

Raiponce

Adapted from Rapunzel

By The Brothers Grimm

A girl with extraordinarily long hair is kept in a tower until a prince discovers her.

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Illustration for the scene “A wish for a child”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Le désir d'un enfant

A wish for a child

French

Un homme et sa femme souhaitent depuis longtemps avoir un enfant. Enfin, la femme espère que Dieu va répondre à leur souhait. Derrière leur maison, une petite fenêtre donne sur un beau jardin plein de fleurs et de plantes. Mais un grand mur entoure ce jardin. Il appartient à une puissante magicienne dont tout le monde a peur.

English translation

A man and his wife have long wished for a child. At last, the woman hopes that God will grant their wish. Behind their house, a small window looks out onto a beautiful garden full of flowers and plants. But a high wall surrounds the garden. It belongs to a powerful sorceress whom everyone fears.

French

Personne n’ose y entrer.

English translation

No one dares to go in.

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