French · Beginner
Adapted from The Wild Swans
A princess works in silence to free her brothers from an enchantment that turns them into swans.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Dans un pays lointain, un roi avait onze fils et une fille, Élisa. Les princes étudiaient avec des crayons de diamant et des ardoises d'or. Élisa regardait un magnifique livre d'images, assise sur un tabouret de verre. Ils étaient heureux.
In a distant country, a king had eleven sons and a daughter, Elisa. The princes studied with diamond pencils and gold slates. Elisa looked at a beautiful picture book, sitting on a glass stool. They were happy.
Mais leur père a épousé une reine méchante. Elle n'aimait pas les enfants. Dès le lendemain du mariage, au lieu de leur donner les gâteaux et les pommes habituels, elle leur a offert du sable dans une tasse. Ils devaient faire semblant de manger du gâteau.
But their father married a wicked queen. She did not like the children. The day after the wedding, instead of giving them their usual cakes and apples, she gave them sand in a cup. They had to pretend to eat cake.
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