French · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
Un meunier pauvre avait une très belle fille. Pour se donner de l’importance lors d’une rencontre avec le roi, il s’est vanté des talents de sa fille : « Ma fille sait filer de la paille pour en faire de l’or. »
A poor miller had a very beautiful daughter. To make himself seem important during a meeting with the king, he boasted about his daughter’s talents: “My daughter can spin straw into gold.”
« Voilà un art qui me plaît ! a répondu le roi. Amenez-la demain au palais : je verrai si elle est aussi habile que vous le prétendez. »
“Now that’s a skill I admire!” the king replied. “Bring her to the palace tomorrow. I’ll see whether she’s as skilled as you claim.”
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