Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 5
He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.
Il rencontra le renard, qui lui donna le bon conseil : mais lorsqu'il arriva aux deux auberges, son frère aîné se tenait à la fenêtre où se déroulaient les réjouissances, et l'appela pour qu'il entre ; et il ne put résister à la tentation, mais entra, et oublia l'oiseau d'or et son pays de la même manière.
Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird; but his father would not listen to it for a long while, for he was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some ill luck might happen to him also, and prevent his coming back.
Le temps passa de nouveau, et le fils cadet souhaitait lui aussi partir à travers le vaste monde à la recherche de l'oiseau d'or ; mais son père ne voulut pas l'y autoriser pendant longtemps, car il aimait beaucoup son fils, et craignait que quelque malchance lui arrive également, et l'empêche de revenir.
However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.
Cependant, il fut finalement convenu qu'il partirait, car il ne voulait pas rester à la maison ; et lorsqu'il arriva dans la forêt, il rencontra le renard, et entendit le même bon conseil.
But he was thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as his brothers had done; so the fox said, 'Sit upon my tail, and you will travel faster.'
Mais il fut reconnaissant envers le renard, et n'attenta pas à sa vie comme ses frères l'avaient fait ; alors le renard dit : « Assieds-toi sur ma queue, et tu voyageras plus vite. »
So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.
Alors il s'assit, et le renard se mit à courir, et ils partirent par-dessus souches et pierres si rapidement que leurs cheveux sifflaient dans le vent.
When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.
Lorsqu'ils arrivèrent au village, le fils suivit le conseil du renard, et sans regarder autour de lui se rendit à l'auberge misérable et s'y reposa toute la nuit à son aise.
Vocabulary
- rencontra
- Past tense of rencontrer; met or encountered someone.
- renard
- A fox; a cunning wild animal.
- donna
- Past tense of donner; gave something to someone.
- conseil
- Advice or guidance offered to help someone decide.
- lorsqu'
- Conjunction meaning 'when', used before a vowel.
- arriva
- Past tense of arriver; arrived at a destination.
- auberges
- Inns or small hotels providing food and lodging.
- aîné
- Eldest or older sibling in a family group.
- tenait
- Imperfect of tenir; was standing or holding a position.
- fenêtre
- A window in a wall of a building.
- déroulaient
- Imperfect of dérouler; were unfolding or taking place.
- réjouissances
- Festivities or celebrations involving joy and merrymaking.
- appela
- Past tense of appeler; called out to someone.
- entre
- He enters; present tense of entrer, to go inside.
- put
- Past tense of pouvoir; was able to do something.
- résister
- To resist or withstand an urge, force, or temptation.
- tentation
- Temptation; a strong desire to do something inadvisable.
- entra
- Past tense of entrer; went or came inside a place.
- oublia
- Past tense of oublier; forgot something important.
- oiseau
- A bird; a feathered winged animal.
- or
- Gold; a precious yellow metal of great value.
- même
- Same or even; indicating similarity or emphasis.
- manière
- Manner or way; the method in which something is done.
- passa
- Past tense of passer; time passed or went by.
- cadet
- Younger or youngest sibling in a family.
- souhaitait
- Imperfect of souhaiter; wished or desired something.
- travers
- Through or across; used in phrase à travers.
- vaste
- Vast or immense; describing something of great size.
- recherche
- Search or research; the act of looking for something.
- voulut
- Past tense of vouloir; wanted or wished to do something.
- autoriser
- To authorize or allow someone to do something.
- pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time.
- longtemps
- For a long time; indicating an extended duration.
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for', giving a reason.
- aimait
- Imperfect of aimer; loved or liked someone or something.
- craignait
- Imperfect of craindre; feared or was afraid of something.
- quelque
- Some or a certain; indicating an unspecified quantity or thing.
- malchance
- Bad luck or misfortune affecting someone negatively.
- également
- Also or equally; indicating addition or equal measure.
- empêche
- Prevents or hinders; stops someone from doing something.
- revenir
- To come back or return to a place.
- Cependant
- However or nevertheless; introducing a contrasting statement.
- fut
- Past tense of être; was, in a formal or literary context.
- finalement
- Finally or ultimately; after a long time or process.
- convenu
- Past participle of convenir; agreed upon by parties.
- partirait
- Conditional of partir; would leave or set off.
- voulait
- Imperfect of vouloir; wanted or wished for something.
- rester
- To stay or remain in a place or situation.
- forêt
- Forest; a large area densely covered with trees.
- entendit
- Past tense of entendre; heard a sound or voice.
- reconnaissant
- Grateful or thankful; feeling appreciation toward someone.
- envers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'with regard to' someone.
- attenta
- Past tense of attenter; attempted harm against someone's life.
- Assieds-
- Imperative of s'asseoir; sit down (command form).
- queue
- Tail of an animal; also means a line of people.
- voyageras
- Future of voyager; you will travel to a place.
- vite
- Fast or quickly; describing speed of movement.
- assit
- Past tense of s'asseoir; sat down in a place.
- mit
- Past tense of mettre; put or began (se mettre à).
- courir
- To run; to move quickly on foot.
- partirent
- Past tense of partir; they left or set off together.
- dessus
- Over or above; indicating position or passing above something.
- souches
- Tree stumps; the base remains of cut-down trees.
- pierres
- Stones or rocks; hard natural mineral objects.
- rapidement
- Rapidly or quickly; at a very fast speed.
- cheveux
- Hair on a person's head.
- sifflaient
- Imperfect of siffler; were whistling or hissing in the wind.
- vent
- Wind; moving air, especially outdoors.
- Lorsqu'
- Conjunction meaning 'when', elided before a vowel.
- arrivèrent
- Past tense of arriver; they arrived at a destination.
- suivit
- Past tense of suivre; followed someone or something.
- regarder
- To look at or watch something or someone.
- autour
- Around; in the surrounding area of something.
- rendit
- Past tense of se rendre; went to or headed toward a place.
- auberge
- An inn or small hotel offering meals and lodging.
- misérable
- Wretched or miserable; of very poor quality or condition.
- reposa
- Past tense of se reposer; rested after effort or travel.
- aise
- Ease or comfort; a state of physical or mental comfort.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →