French
C'est l'été.
English translation
It’s summer.
French · Absolute Beginner
Le Renard et les Raisins
Adapted from The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes and dismisses them when he cannot.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Le renard saute pour attraper les raisins
The fox jumps for the grapes
French
Il fait chaud.
English translation
It’s hot.
French
Un renard marche dans un jardin avec des arbres fruitiers.
English translation
A fox walks through a garden with fruit trees.
French
Il voit des raisins.
English translation
He sees grapes.
French
Ils poussent sur une plante qui monte le long d'une branche haute.
English translation
They grow on a plant that climbs along a high branch.
French
Le renard a soif.
English translation
The fox is thirsty.
French
Il veut manger les raisins.
English translation
He wants to eat the grapes.
French
Il recule et saute.
English translation
He backs up and jumps.
French
Mais les raisins sont trop hauts.
English translation
But the grapes are too high.
French
Il recule encore et compte jusqu'à trois.
English translation
He backs up again and counts to three.
French
Il saute une deuxième fois.
English translation
He jumps a second time.
French
Il n'arrive toujours pas à prendre les raisins.
English translation
He still can’t reach the grapes.
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