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French · Beginner

Le Lion et la Souris

Adapted from The Lion and the Mouse

By Aesop

A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.

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Illustration for the scene “The lion catches the mouse”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Le lion attrape la souris

The lion catches the mouse

French

Un jour, une petite souris court sur le corps d’un lion endormi. Le lion se réveille et la retient sous son énorme patte. Il ouvre déjà la bouche pour l’avaler.

English translation

One day, a little mouse runs over the body of a sleeping lion. The lion wakes up and holds her beneath his enormous paw. He is already opening his mouth to swallow her.

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