French
Un roi et une reine veulent un enfant.
English translation
A king and a queen want a child.
French · Absolute Beginner
La Belle au bois dormant
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
La promesse de la grenouille
The frog's promise
French
Ils attendent depuis longtemps.
English translation
They have been waiting for a long time.
French
Un jour, la reine se baigne.
English translation
One day, the queen takes a bath.
French
Une grenouille sort de l’eau.
English translation
A frog comes out of the water.
French
Elle dit à la reine : « Vous aurez une fille avant un an. »
English translation
It says to the queen, “You will have a daughter within a year.”
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