French · Beginner
Adapted from Thumbelina
A tiny girl is carried far from home and meets creatures who want to decide her future.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Une femme souhaitait beaucoup avoir un enfant. Elle est allée demander de l’aide à une fée. Celle-ci lui a donné un grain d’orge différent des grains ordinaires.
A woman really wanted a child. She went to ask a fairy for help. The fairy gave her a barley grain unlike ordinary grains.
« Plantez-le dans un pot de fleurs et vous verrez », a dit la fée.
“Plant it in a flowerpot, and you’ll see,” said the fairy.
La femme l’a remerciée et a payé douze shillings pour le grain.
The woman thanked her and paid twelve shillings for the grain.
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