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Scene 1 · Beginner
Une cane attend sur son nid
A duck waiting on her nest
French
C’est l’été à la campagne. Autour des champs et des prés, de grandes forêts abritent des mares profondes. Près d’une vieille ferme et d’une rivière, de très grandes feuilles cachent un nid. Une cane y attend que ses petits sortent des œufs. Elle commence à trouver le temps long.
English translation
It is summer in the countryside. Large forests around the fields and meadows are home to deep ponds. Near an old farm and a river, very large leaves hide a nest. A mother duck is waiting for her little ones to hatch. She is beginning to get tired of waiting.
French
Les autres canards lui rendent rarement visite : ils préfèrent nager dans la rivière plutôt que monter sur la berge glissante.
English translation
The other ducks rarely visit her: they prefer swimming in the river to climbing up the slippery bank.
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