French
Le Renard et la Cigogne se rendent visite.
English translation
The Fox and the Stork visit each other.
French · Absolute Beginner
Le Renard et la Cigogne
Adapted from The Fox and the Stork
A fox serves food in a way the stork cannot eat, and the stork later returns the trick.
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Le plat peu profond du Renard
The fox's shallow dish
French
Ils semblent être de bons amis.
English translation
They seem to be good friends.
French
Un jour, le Renard invite la Cigogne à manger.
English translation
One day, the Fox invites the Stork to eat.
French
Il veut lui faire une mauvaise plaisanterie.
English translation
He wants to play a mean trick on her.
French
Il met de la soupe dans un plat presque plat.
English translation
He puts soup in an almost flat dish.
French
Le Renard peut boire la soupe.
English translation
The Fox can drink the soup.
French
Mais la Cigogne a un long bec.
English translation
But the Stork has a long beak.
French
Seul le bout de son bec touche la soupe.
English translation
Only the tip of her beak touches the soup.
French
Elle ne peut pas manger et elle a encore faim.
English translation
She can’t eat, and she is still hungry.
French
Le Renard fait semblant d’être désolé.
English translation
The Fox pretends to be sorry.
French
La Cigogne l’invite alors à manger chez elle.
English translation
The Stork then invites him to eat at her home.
French
Ils choisissent un jour.
English translation
They choose a day.
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