Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 10

English → Fr Full Text Level 4/10

' said the young man, 'that would be a great thing, but how can you contrive it?'

» dit le jeune homme, « ce serait une grande chose, mais comment pouvez-vous l'arranger ? »

'If you will only listen,' said the fox, 'it can be done.

« Si vous voulez seulement écouter, » dit le renard, « cela peut se faire.

When you come to the king, and he asks for the beautiful princess, you must say, "Here she is!"

Quand vous viendrez chez le roi, et qu'il demandera la belle princesse, vous devrez dire : « La voici ! »

Then he will be very joyful; and you will mount the golden horse that they are to give you, and put out your hand to take leave of them; but shake hands with the princess last.

Alors il sera très joyeux ; et vous monterez le cheval d'or qu'ils doivent vous donner, et vous tendrez la main pour leur dire adieu ; mais serrez la main de la princesse en dernier.

Then lift her quickly on to the horse behind you; clap your spurs to his side, and gallop away as fast as you can.'

Puis soulevez-la rapidement sur le cheval derrière vous ; donnez de l'éperon à son flanc, et galopez aussi vite que vous pouvez. »

All went right: then the fox said, 'When you come to the castle where the bird is, I will stay with the princess at the door, and you will ride in and speak to the king; and when he sees that it is the right horse, he will bring out the bird; but you must sit still, and say that you want to look at it, to see whether it is the true golden bird; and when you get it into your hand, ride away.'

Tout se passa bien : alors le renard dit, « Quand vous arriverez au château où se trouve l'oiseau, je resterai avec la princesse à la porte, et vous entrerez à cheval pour parler au roi ; et quand il verra que c'est le bon cheval, il apportera l'oiseau ; mais vous devez rester tranquille, et dire que vous voulez le regarder, pour voir si c'est le vrai oiseau d'or ; et quand vous l'aurez en main, partez au galop. »

This, too, happened as the fox said; they carried off the bird, the princess mounted again, and they rode on to a great wood.

Cela aussi se passa comme le renard l'avait dit ; ils emportèrent l'oiseau, la princesse remonta à cheval, et ils chevauchèrent jusqu'à une grande forêt.

Then the fox came, and said, 'Pray kill me, and cut off my head and my feet.

Alors le renard vint, et dit, « Je vous en prie, tuez-moi, et coupez-moi la tête et les pieds.

Vocabulary

dit: dee — Said; past tense of 'dire' (to say)
le: luh — The; masculine singular definite article
jeune: zhun — Young; describing a person of little age
homme: om — Man; adult male human being
ce: suh — This or that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
serait: suh-reh — Would be; conditional tense of 'être'
une: ün — A or an; feminine singular indefinite article
grande: grond — Great or large; feminine adjective of size
chose: shohz — Thing; a general object or matter
mais: meh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
comment: koh-mon — How; adverb asking about manner or method
pouvez: poo-veh — Can or are able to; second person plural of 'pouvoir'
vous: voo — You; second person plural or formal pronoun
l': l — The; elided definite article before vowel sound
arranger: ah-ron-zheh — To arrange or sort out; to manage a situation
Si: see — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
voulez: voo-leh — Want; second person plural of 'vouloir'
seulement: sul-mon — Only or just; adverb limiting scope or quantity
écouter: eh-koo-teh — To listen; to pay attention to a sound
renard: ruh-nar — Fox; a cunning wild animal
cela: suh-la — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
peut: puh — Can or may; third person singular of 'pouvoir'
se: suh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
faire: fair — To do or make; fundamental action verb
Quand: kon — When; adverb or conjunction of time
viendrez: vyen-dreh — Will come; second person plural future of 'venir'
chez: sheh — At the home or place of someone
roi: rwa — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
et: eh — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
qu': k — That or when; elided conjunction before vowel
il: eel — He or it; third person masculine singular pronoun
demandera: duh-mon-duh-ra — Will ask; third person singular future of 'demander'
la: la — The; feminine singular definite article
belle: bel — Beautiful; feminine adjective describing great beauty
princesse: pran-ses — Princess; female member of royal family
devrez: duh-vreh — Will have to; second person plural future of 'devoir'
dire: deer — To say or tell; fundamental speech verb
La: la — The; feminine definite article or pronoun her
voici: vwa-see — Here is or here are; presentative expression
Alors: ah-lor — Then or so; adverb of time or consequence
sera: suh-ra — Will be; third person singular future of 'être'
très: treh — Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
joyeux: zhwa-yuh — Joyful or happy; adjective expressing great happiness
monterez: mon-tuh-reh — Will mount or get on; second person plural future
cheval: shuh-val — Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding
d': d — Of or from; elided preposition before vowel
or: or — Gold; precious yellow metal of high value
ils: eel — They; third person masculine plural pronoun
doivent: dwa-von — Must or have to; third person plural of 'devoir'
donner: doh-neh — To give; to hand something over to someone
tendrez: ton-dreh — Will hold out; second person plural future of 'tendre'
main: man — Hand; body part at the end of the arm
pour: poor — For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
leur: lur — Their or to them; possessive or indirect pronoun
adieu: ah-dyuh — Farewell; final goodbye expression often emotional
serrez: seh-reh — Squeeze or grip; second person plural imperative of 'serrer'
de: duh — Of or from; very common French preposition
en: on — In or by; preposition or pronoun of location
dernier: dair-nyeh — Last; adjective meaning final in a sequence
Puis: pwee — Then; adverb indicating the next action in sequence
soulevez: sool-veh — Lift up; second person plural imperative of 'soulever'
rapidement: ra-peed-mon — Quickly or rapidly; adverb describing fast action
sur: sür — On or upon; preposition indicating position above
derrière: dair-yair — Behind or back; preposition or noun of position
donnez: doh-neh — Give; second person plural imperative of 'donner'
éperon: eh-puh-ron — Spur; sharp device worn on boot for horse
à: ah — To or at; fundamental French preposition of direction
son: son — His, her, or its; possessive adjective masculine singular
flanc: flon — Flank or side; the side of an animal's body
galopez: ga-loh-peh — Gallop; second person plural imperative of 'galoper'
aussi: oh-see — Also or as; adverb of addition or comparison
vite: veet — Fast or quickly; adverb describing speed of action
que: kuh — That or than; conjunction or comparison word
Tout: too — All or everything; adjective or pronoun of totality
passa: pa-sa — Passed or went by; third person singular passé simple
bien: byan — Well or good; adverb indicating satisfactory manner
arriverez: ah-reev-reh — Will arrive; second person plural future of 'arriver'
au: oh — To the or at the; contracted masculine article
château: sha-toh — Castle or château; large impressive historic building
où: oo — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
trouve: troov — Finds or is located; third person singular of 'trouver'
oiseau: wa-zoh — Bird; feathered flying animal
je: zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun
resterai: res-tuh-reh — Will stay; first person singular future of 'rester'
avec: ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion
porte: port — Door or gate; entrance to a building or space
entrerez: on-truh-reh — Will enter; second person plural future of 'entrer'
parler: par-leh — To speak or talk; fundamental communication verb
quand: kon — When; conjunction or adverb of time
verra: vair-a — Will see; third person singular future of 'voir'
c': s — It is; elided subject pronoun before vowel
est: eh — Is; third person singular present of 'être'
bon: bon — Good; adjective indicating quality or approval
apportera: ah-por-tuh-ra — Will bring; third person singular future of 'apporter'
devez: duh-veh — Must; second person plural present of 'devoir'
rester: res-teh — To stay or remain; to not leave a place
tranquille: tron-keel — Calm or quiet; adjective meaning peaceful and still
regarder: ruh-gar-deh — To look at or watch; to direct one's gaze
voir: vwar — To see; to perceive with the eyes
si: see — If or whether; conditional conjunction in clauses
vrai: vreh — True or real; adjective expressing truth or reality
aurez: oh-reh — Will have; second person plural future of 'avoir'
partez: par-teh — Leave or depart; second person plural imperative of 'partir'
galop: ga-loh — Gallop; fastest gait of a horse
Cela: suh-la — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
comme: kom — As or like; conjunction of comparison or manner
avait: ah-veh — Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avoir'
emportèrent: om-por-tair — Carried away; third person plural passé simple of 'emporter'
remonta: ruh-mon-ta — Got back on; third person singular passé simple of 'remonter'
chevauchèrent: shuh-voh-shair — Rode on horseback; third person plural passé simple of 'chevaucher'
jusqu': zhüsk — Until or up to; elided preposition before vowel
forêt: fo-reh — Forest; large area densely covered with trees
vint: van — Came; third person singular passé simple of 'venir'
Je: zhuh — I; first person singular subject pronoun
prie: pree — Beg or pray; first person singular present of 'prier'
tuez: tweh-eh — Kill; second person plural imperative of 'tuer'
moi: mwa — Me; first person singular stressed pronoun
coupez: koo-peh — Cut; second person plural imperative of 'couper'
tête: tet — Head; the uppermost part of the body
les: leh — The; plural definite article for all genders
pieds: pyeh — Feet; the lowest parts of the legs

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