Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 13

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Then he went to the king, and told him all his brothers' roguery; and they were seized and punished, and he had the princess given to him again; and after the king's death he was heir to his kingdom.

Puis il alla trouver le roi, et lui raconta toute la friponnerie de ses frères ; ils furent saisis et punis, et il se vit rendre la princesse ; et après la mort du roi, il fut l'héritier de son royaume.

A long while after, he went to walk one day in the wood, and the old fox met him, and besought him with tears in his eyes to kill him, and cut off his head and feet.

Longtemps après, il alla se promener un jour dans la forêt, et le vieux renard le rencontra, et le supplia en pleurant de le tuer et de lui couper la tête et les pattes.

And at last he did so, and in a moment the fox was changed into a man, and turned out to be the brother of the princess, who had been lost a great many many years.

Et finalement il le fit, et en un instant le renard fut changé en homme, et se révéla être le frère de la princesse, qui avait été perdu depuis de très nombreuses années.

HANS IN LUCK

HANS LE CHANCEUX

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese are swans--all their cards are trumps--toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster.

Certains hommes sont nés sous une bonne étoile : tout ce qu'ils font ou tentent de faire réussit — tout ce qui leur échoit est autant de gain — leurs oies sont toutes des cygnes — leurs cartes sont toutes des atouts — jetez-les dans n'importe quel sens, ils retomberont toujours sur leurs pieds, comme le pauvre minet, et n'en iront que plus vite.

The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?

Le monde ne les considère peut-être pas toujours comme ils se considèrent eux-mêmes, mais que leur importe le monde ? qu'en peut-il savoir ?

One of these lucky beings was neighbour Hans.

L'un de ces êtres chanceux était le voisin Hans.

Seven long years he had worked hard for his master.

Pendant sept longues années, il avait travaillé dur pour son maître.

At last he said, 'Master, my time is up; I must go home and see my poor mother once more: so pray pay me my wages and let me go.

Finalement il dit : « Maître, mon temps est écoulé ; je dois rentrer chez moi et revoir ma pauvre mère : veuillez donc me payer mon salaire et me laisser partir.

Vocabulary

Puis: pwee — Then; used to indicate what happens next
il: eel — He; third person singular masculine pronoun
alla: ah-lah — Went; past tense of aller (to go)
trouver: troo-vay — To find or locate someone or something
roi: rwah — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
lui: lwee — Him; indirect object pronoun, third person singular
raconta: rah-kon-tah — Told; recounted a story or event to someone
toute: toot — All; entire, referring to feminine singular noun
friponnerie: free-pon-ree — Trickery; dishonest or mischievous behavior by someone
ses: say — His/her; possessive adjective for plural nouns
frères: frair — Brothers; plural of frère, male siblings
ils: eel — They; third person plural masculine pronoun
furent: fyoor — Were; past tense of être for third person plural
saisis: say-zee — Seized; arrested or captured by authorities
punis: pyoo-nee — Punished; made to suffer consequences for wrongdoing
se: suh — Himself/herself/themselves; reflexive pronoun in French
vit: vee — Saw; past tense of voir, third person singular
rendre: rahn-druh — To return or give back something to someone
princesse: pran-sess — Princess; daughter of a king or royal figure
après: ah-pray — After; following in time or sequence
mort: mor — Death; the end of life of a person
fut: fyoo — Was; simple past of être, third person singular
héritier: ay-ree-tyay — Heir; person who inherits wealth, title, or kingdom
son: sohn — His/her; possessive adjective for singular noun
royaume: rwah-yohm — Kingdom; territory ruled by a king or queen
Longtemps: lohn-tahn — For a long time; extended duration of time
promener: prom-nay — To walk; to stroll or take a leisurely walk
jour: zhoor — Day; a period of twenty-four hours
dans: dahn — In; preposition indicating location inside something
forêt: fo-ray — Forest; large area densely covered with trees
vieux: vyuh — Old; aged, describing an elderly person or thing
renard: ruh-nar — Fox; a cunning wild animal with a bushy tail
rencontra: rahn-kon-trah — Met; encountered someone unexpectedly or by chance
supplia: syoo-plee-ah — Begged; pleaded urgently and desperately with someone
en: ahn — In/while; preposition or gerund marker in French
pleurant: pluh-rahn — Crying; weeping, shedding tears out of emotion
tuer: tyoo-ay — To kill; to cause the death of a being
couper: koo-pay — To cut; to sever or slice with a blade
tête: tet — Head; the upper part of the human body
pattes: pat — Paws; animal feet or legs of a creature
finalement: fee-nal-mahn — Finally; at last, after a long period or process
fit: fee — Did/made; simple past of faire, third person singular
instant: an-stahn — Instant; a very brief moment of time
changé: shahn-zhay — Changed; transformed from one form into another
homme: om — Man; an adult male human being
révéla: ray-vay-lah — Revealed; disclosed or made something known to others
être: etruh — To be; fundamental linking verb in French
frère: frair — Brother; a male sibling in a family
qui: kee — Who/which; relative or interrogative pronoun
avait: ah-vay — Had; imperfect tense of avoir, third person singular
été: ay-tay — Been; past participle of être (to be)
perdu: pair-dyoo — Lost; no longer findable or missing for long
depuis: duh-pwee — Since/for; indicating duration or starting point of time
très: tray — Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
nombreuses: nohm-bruhz — Many; numerous, referring to a large quantity
années: ah-nay — Years; plural of année, periods of twelve months
CHANCEUX: shahn-suh — Lucky; fortunate, having good luck consistently
Certains: sair-tan — Some/certain; referring to a specific group of people
hommes: om — Men; plural of homme, adult male human beings
sont: sohn — Are; present tense of être, third person plural
nés: nay — Born; having come into the world at birth
sous: soo — Under; beneath or below in position or condition
bonne: bon — Good; positive quality, feminine form of bon
étoile: ay-twahl — Star; a luminous celestial body visible at night
tout: too — Everything/all; the totality of things or actions
ce: suh — This/that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
font: fohn — Do/make; present tense of faire, third person plural
tentent: tahnt — Attempt; try to do something, third person plural
faire: fair — To do or make; fundamental action verb in French
réussit: ray-oo-see — Succeeds; accomplishes or achieves a goal or task
leur: luhr — Their/to them; possessive adjective or indirect pronoun
échoit: ay-shwah — Falls to; is received or obtained by someone
autant: oh-tahn — As much/so much; expressing equivalence in quantity
gain: gan — Gain; profit or benefit obtained from an action
leurs: luhr — Their; possessive adjective for plural nouns
oies: wah — Geese; plural of oie, large water birds
toutes: toot — All; every one, feminine plural form of tout
cygnes: seen-yuh — Swans; elegant white water birds, plural of cygne
cartes: kart — Cards; playing cards used in card games
atouts: ah-too — Trumps; winning cards or advantages in a game
jetez: zhuh-tay — Throw; imperative form of jeter, to toss something
importe: am-port — Matters; used in n'importe quel meaning any/whichever
quel: kel — Which/what; interrogative or exclamatory adjective
sens: sahn — Direction/sense; meaning or physical orientation of something
retomberont: ruh-tom-buh-rohn — Will fall back; land again after being thrown up
toujours: too-zhoor — Always; at all times, without exception
sur: syoor — On; preposition indicating position atop something
pieds: pyay — Feet; plural of pied, lower part of the leg
comme: kom — Like/as; comparison conjunction in French
pauvre: Poor; lacking money or unfortunate, pitiable person
minet: mee-nay — Kitty; informal term for a small or young cat
iront: ee-rohn — Will go; future tense of aller, third person plural
que: kuh — That/than; conjunction or relative pronoun in French
plus: ploos/plyoo — More/no more; comparative adverb or negation element
vite: veet — Fast/quickly; adverb describing speed of an action
monde: mohnd — World; all people or the earth as a whole
ne: nuh — Not; negative particle used with pas or other negatives
considère: kon-see-dair — Considers; regards or views someone in a certain way
peut: puh — Can/may; present tense of pouvoir, third person singular
pas: pah — Not; negative particle used with ne for negation
considèrent: kon-see-dair — Consider; third person plural of considérer
eux: uh — Them; disjunctive pronoun for third person plural masculine
mêmes: mem — Selves/same; used for emphasis or identity
mais: may — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
savoir: sah-vwahr — To know; to have knowledge of facts or truths
ces: say — These/those; plural demonstrative adjective in French
êtres: etruh — Beings; living entities or creatures, plural of être
chanceux: shahn-suh — Lucky; fortunate individuals who experience consistent good luck
était: ay-tay — Was; imperfect tense of être, third person singular
voisin: vwah-zan — Neighbor; person living next to or near you
Pendant: pahn-dahn — During/for; preposition indicating a period of time
sept: set — Seven; the number 7
longues: lohng — Long; of great duration, feminine plural adjective
travaillé: trah-vah-yay — Worked; labored or put effort into a task
dur: dyoor — Hard; with great effort or intensity, adverb
pour: poor — For; preposition indicating purpose, destination, or recipient
maître: metruh — Master; employer or person in authority over another
Finalement: fee-nal-mahn — Finally; after a long time, at the end
dit: dee — Said; simple past of dire, third person singular
Maître: metruh — Master; respectful address to an employer or superior
mon: mohn — My; first person singular possessive adjective
temps: tahn — Time; a period or duration of ongoing existence
écoulé: ay-koo-lay — Elapsed; passed or flowed by, referring to time
dois: dwah — Must/owe; present tense of devoir, first person singular
rentrer: rahn-tray — To return home; to go back to one's home
chez: shay — At home of; preposition indicating someone's place
moi: mwah — Me; disjunctive pronoun, first person singular
revoir: ruh-vwahr — To see again; to meet someone once more
ma: mah — My; first person singular possessive adjective, feminine
mère: mair — Mother; female parent of a child
veuillez: vuh-yay — Please; polite imperative form of vouloir
donc: dohnk — So/therefore; conjunction indicating consequence or conclusion
me: muh — Me; first person singular object pronoun
payer: pay-yay — To pay; to give money in exchange for something
salaire: sah-lair — Salary/wages; payment received for work done
laisser: lay-say — To let/allow; to permit someone to do something
partir: par-teer — To leave; to depart from a place

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