French
Un jour, le Renard voit dame Corbeau.
English translation
One day, the Fox sees Lady Crow.
French · Absolute Beginner
Le Renard et le Corbeau
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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Le Renard flatte dame Corbeau
The fox flatters the crow
French
Elle vole avec du fromage dans le bec.
English translation
She flies with some cheese in her beak.
French
Puis elle se pose sur la branche d'un arbre.
English translation
Then she lands on a tree branch.
French
Le Renard veut prendre le fromage.
English translation
The Fox wants to take the cheese.
French
Il vient sous l'arbre.
English translation
He comes under the tree.
French
Il dit à dame Corbeau qu'elle est très belle.
English translation
He tells Lady Crow that she is very beautiful.
French
Il lui dit aussi qu'elle doit avoir une très belle voix.
English translation
He also tells her that she must have a very beautiful voice.
French
Il lui demande de chanter.
English translation
He asks her to sing.
French
Alors, dit-il, il pourra l'appeler la reine des oiseaux.
English translation
Then, he says, he will be able to call her the queen of the birds.
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