Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 8
' As he took up the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner, and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentenced to die.
Au moment où il saisit la selle dorée, le palefrenier se réveilla et cria si fort que tous les gardes accoururent et le firent prisonnier, et le matin il fut de nouveau traduit devant le tribunal pour être jugé, et fut condamné à mort.
But it was agreed, that, if he could bring thither the beautiful princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for his own.
Mais il fut convenu que, s'il pouvait amener là la belle princesse, il aurait la vie sauve, et que l'oiseau et le cheval lui seraient donnés en propre.
Then he went his way very sorrowful; but the old fox came and said, 'Why did not you listen to me?
Il se mit alors en chemin, fort attristé ; mais le vieux renard vint et dit : « Pourquoi ne m'avez-vous pas écouté ?
If you had, you would have carried away both the bird and the horse; yet will I once more give you counsel.
Si vous l'aviez fait, vous auriez emporté à la fois l'oiseau et le cheval ; pourtant je vais vous donner une fois de plus un conseil.
Go straight on, and in the evening you will arrive at a castle.
Allez tout droit, et le soir vous arriverez à un château.
At twelve o'clock at night the princess goes to the bathing-house: go up to her and give her a kiss, and she will let you lead her away; but take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of her father and mother.'
À minuit, la princesse se rend à la maison de bains : approchez-vous d'elle et donnez-lui un baiser, et elle vous laissera l'emmener ; mais prenez garde de ne pas lui permettre d'aller prendre congé de son père et de sa mère. »
Then the fox stretched out his tail, and so away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again.
Alors le renard étendit sa queue, et ils partirent ainsi par-dessus souches et pierres si vite que leurs cheveux sifflaient de nouveau.
Vocabulary
- moment
- A point or period in time.
- où
- Relative pronoun or adverb meaning 'where' or 'when'.
- saisit
- Past tense of 'saisir'; grabbed or seized something.
- selle
- A saddle used for riding a horse.
- dorée
- Feminine adjective meaning golden or gilded.
- palefrenier
- A groom or stable hand who tends horses.
- réveilla
- Past tense of 'réveiller'; woke up from sleep.
- cria
- Past tense of 'crier'; shouted or cried out loudly.
- fort
- Adverb meaning loudly or strongly; adjective meaning strong.
- tous
- Plural of 'tout'; meaning 'all' or 'every'.
- gardes
- Guards or sentries who watch over a place.
- accoururent
- Past tense of 'accourir'; came running quickly to a place.
- firent
- Past tense of 'faire'; made or did something.
- prisonnier
- A prisoner or captive held against their will.
- matin
- The morning, the early part of the day.
- fut
- Past tense of 'être'; was (third-person singular).
- nouveau
- Adjective meaning new; 'de nouveau' means again.
- traduit
- Past participle of 'traduire'; brought before or translated.
- devant
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'.
- tribunal
- A court of law or judicial tribunal.
- jugé
- Past participle of 'juger'; judged or put on trial.
- condamné
- Past participle of 'condamner'; sentenced or condemned.
- mort
- Death; the end of life.
- convenu
- Past participle of 'convenir'; agreed upon or settled.
- pouvait
- Imperfect tense of 'pouvoir'; was able to or could.
- amener
- To bring someone or something to a place.
- belle
- Feminine adjective meaning beautiful or lovely.
- princesse
- A princess, daughter of a king or queen.
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir'; would have (third-person singular).
- vie
- Life; one's existence from birth to death.
- sauve
- Adjective meaning safe or spared from danger.
- l'oiseau
- The bird; a feathered winged animal.
- cheval
- A horse, a large domesticated riding animal.
- seraient
- Conditional of 'être'; would be (third-person plural).
- donnés
- Past participle of 'donner'; given to someone.
- propre
- Adjective meaning own (possession) or clean.
- mit
- Past tense of 'mettre'; placed or set; 'se mit en chemin' means set off.
- alors
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so' in sequence.
- chemin
- A path, road, or way to travel on.
- attristé
- Past participle of 'attrister'; saddened or made sorrowful.
- vieux
- Adjective meaning old, aged, or elderly.
- renard
- A fox, a cunning wild animal.
- vint
- Past tense of 'venir'; came (third-person singular).
- Pourquoi
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.
- écouté
- Past participle of 'écouter'; listened to someone.
- fait
- Past participle of 'faire'; done or made something.
- auriez
- Conditional of 'avoir'; you would have (second-person plural).
- emporté
- Past participle of 'emporter'; carried away or taken.
- fois
- A time or instance; 'cette fois' means this time.
- pourtant
- Adverb meaning 'however', 'yet', or 'nevertheless'.
- donner
- Infinitive meaning to give something to someone.
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'no more' with negation.
- conseil
- Advice or a piece of counsel given to someone.
- Allez
- Imperative of 'aller'; go (second-person plural command).
- tout
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'entirely'.
- droit
- Adjective or adverb meaning straight, right, or direct.
- soir
- The evening, the later part of the day.
- arriverez
- Future tense of 'arriver'; you will arrive somewhere.
- château
- A castle or large mansion, often historical.
- minuit
- Midnight, twelve o'clock at night.
- rend
- Present tense of 'rendre'; goes to or renders.
- maison
- A house or home where people live.
- bains
- Baths or bathing facilities; 'maison de bains' is bathhouse.
- approchez-vous
- Reflexive imperative meaning 'approach' or 'draw near'.
- donnez-lui
- Imperative meaning 'give her/him' something.
- baiser
- A kiss; the act of kissing someone.
- laissera
- Future tense of 'laisser'; will let or allow.
- l'emmener
- Infinitive meaning to take or lead someone away.
- prenez
- Imperative of 'prendre'; take or be careful (formal).
- garde
- Care or caution; 'prenez garde' means be careful.
- permettre
- Infinitive meaning to allow or permit someone something.
- prendre
- Infinitive meaning to take or grab something.
- congé
- Leave or farewell; 'prendre congé' means to say goodbye.
- père
- Father; a male parent.
- mère
- Mother; a female parent.
- Alors
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'so' in a sequence.
- étendit
- Past tense of 'étendre'; stretched out or extended.
- queue
- A tail of an animal or a queue line.
- partirent
- Past tense of 'partir'; departed or set off.
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
- par-dessus
- Preposition meaning 'over' or 'above' something.
- souches
- Tree stumps remaining after a tree is cut.
- pierres
- Stones or rocks found on the ground.
- vite
- Adverb meaning quickly or fast.
- cheveux
- Hair on a person's head.
- sifflaient
- Imperfect of 'siffler'; were whistling or hissing in wind.
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