French
Un prince veut se marier avec une vraie princesse.
English translation
A prince wants to marry a real princess.
French · Absolute Beginner
La Princesse au petit pois
Adapted from The Princess and the Pea
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Le prince veut une vraie princesse
The prince wants a real princess
French
Il cherche dans le monde entier.
English translation
He searches the whole world.
French
Il rencontre beaucoup de princesses.
English translation
He meets many princesses.
French
Mais il ne sait pas si ce sont de vraies princesses.
English translation
But he doesn’t know if they’re real princesses.
French
Il rentre chez lui.
English translation
He returns home.
French
Il est triste.
English translation
He is sad.
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