French · Beginner
Adapted from Rumpelstiltskin
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Un pauvre meunier a une belle fille. Un jour, pour paraître important devant le roi, il prétend qu’elle peut transformer de la paille en fil d’or.
A poor miller has a beautiful daughter. One day, to seem important in front of the king, he claims that she can turn straw into gold thread.
« Amenez-la demain au palais, répond le roi. Je veux voir ce qu’elle sait faire. »
“Bring her to the palace tomorrow,” the king replies. “I want to see what she can do.”
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