Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 7
The next morning the court sat to judge him; and when all was heard, it sentenced him to die, unless he should bring the king the golden horse which could run as swiftly as the wind; and if he did this, he was to have the golden bird given him for his own.
Le lendemain matin, le tribunal se réunit pour le juger ; et quand tout fut entendu, il le condamna à mort, à moins qu'il n'apportât au roi le cheval d'or qui pouvait courir aussi vite que le vent ; et s'il faisait cela, l'oiseau d'or devait lui être donné en propre.
So he set out once more on his journey, sighing, and in great despair, when on a sudden his friend the fox met him, and said, 'You see now what has happened on account of your not listening to my counsel.
Il se remit donc en route, soupirant et dans un grand désespoir, quand soudain son ami le renard le rencontra et dit : « Vous voyez maintenant ce qui s'est passé parce que vous n'avez pas écouté mes conseils.
I will still, however, tell you how to find the golden horse, if you will do as I bid you.
Je vais cependant encore vous dire comment trouver le cheval d'or, si vous faites ce que je vous demande.
You must go straight on till you come to the castle where the horse stands in his stall: by his side will lie the groom fast asleep and snoring: take away the horse quietly, but be sure to put the old leathern saddle upon him, and not the golden one that is close by it.'
Vous devez aller tout droit jusqu'au château où le cheval se trouve dans son écurie : à ses côtés sera couché le palefrenier profondément endormi et ronflant : emmenez le cheval discrètement, mais veillez à lui mettre la vieille selle de cuir, et non la selle dorée qui se trouve juste à côté. »
Then the son sat down on the fox's tail, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Alors le fils s'assit sur la queue du renard, et ils partirent à toute allure par-dessus souches et pierres jusqu'à ce que leurs cheveux sifflent dans le vent.
All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle.
Tout se passa bien, et le palefrenier était allongé en ronflant avec sa main sur la selle dorée.
But when the son looked at the horse, he thought it a great pity to put the leathern saddle upon it.
Mais quand le fils regarda le cheval, il trouva très dommage de lui mettre la selle de cuir.
'I will give him the good one,' said he; 'I am sure he deserves it.
« Je lui donnerai la bonne, » dit-il ; « Je suis sûr qu'il la mérite.
Vocabulary
- lendemain
- lahn-duh-man — The next day or following morning.
- matin
- ma-tan — Morning, the early part of the day.
- tribunal
- tree-byu-nal — A court of law that judges cases.
- se réunit
- suh ray-oo-nee — Gathered together, assembled as a group.
- juger
- zhoo-zhay — To judge or render a legal verdict.
- entendu
- ahn-tahn-doo — Heard or understood; past participle of entendre.
- condamna
- kon-dam-na — Condemned or sentenced someone to punishment.
- mort
- mor — Death; the end of life.
- apportât
- a-por-ta — Subjunctive past of apporter; brought something to someone.
- cheval
- shuh-val — A horse, a large domesticated riding animal.
- or
- or — Gold, a precious yellow metal.
- courir
- koo-reer — To run, to move quickly on foot.
- vite
- veet — Fast, quickly, at high speed.
- vent
- vahn — Wind, moving air in the atmosphere.
- oiseau
- wa-zo — A bird, a feathered winged animal.
- donné
- do-nay — Given; past participle of donner.
- propre
- pro-pruh — Own; belonging exclusively to oneself.
- remit
- ruh-mee — Set off again; resumed a journey.
- route
- root — Road or route; a path of travel.
- soupirant
- soo-pee-rahn — Sighing deeply, expressing sadness or longing.
- désespoir
- day-zes-pwar — Despair, a feeling of complete hopelessness.
- soudain
- soo-dan — Suddenly, happening without warning or expectation.
- renard
- ruh-nar — A fox, a clever wild canine animal.
- rencontra
- rahn-kon-tra — Met or encountered someone unexpectedly.
- voyez
- vwa-yay — You see; second person plural of voir.
- passé
- pa-say — Happened or occurred; past participle of passer.
- écouté
- ay-koo-tay — Listened to; past participle of écouter.
- conseils
- kon-say — Advice or counsel given to someone.
- cependant
- suh-pahn-dahn — However, nevertheless, despite that.
- trouver
- troo-vay — To find or locate something.
- château
- sha-to — A castle or large stately mansion.
- écurie
- ay-koo-ree — A stable where horses are kept.
- côtés
- ko-tay — Sides; the lateral parts of something.
- couché
- koo-shay — Lying down, in a horizontal resting position.
- palefrenier
- pal-fruh-nyay — A groom who tends and cares for horses.
- profondément
- pro-fon-day-mahn — Deeply, in a thorough or intense manner.
- endormi
- ahn-dor-mee — Asleep, in a state of sleep.
- ronflant
- ron-flahn — Snoring loudly while sleeping.
- emmenez
- ahm-nay — Take away; lead someone or something elsewhere.
- discrètement
- dees-kret-mahn — Discreetly, quietly without drawing attention.
- veillez
- vay-yay — Make sure; take care to do something.
- selle
- sel — A saddle placed on a horse's back.
- cuir
- kweer — Leather, a material made from animal hide.
- dorée
- do-ray — Golden, covered or decorated with gold.
- assit
- a-see — Sat down; simple past of s'asseoir.
- queue
- kuh — Tail of an animal; also means queue.
- partirent
- par-teer — Left, departed; simple past of partir.
- allure
- a-loor — Speed or pace of movement.
- souches
- soosh — Tree stumps remaining after a tree is cut.
- pierres
- pyair — Stones or rocks of various sizes.
- cheveux
- shuh-vuh — Hair on a person's head.
- sifflent
- see-fluh — Whistle or hiss as they move fast.
- allongé
- a-lon-zhay — Stretched out, lying at full length.
- dommage
- do-mazh — A pity or shame; unfortunate circumstance.
- sûr
- soor — Sure, certain, confident about something.
- mérite
- may-reet — Deserves or merits something; worthy of reward.
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