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The Fisherman and his Wife (First Part)
The fisherman lives in a hut (cahute) with his wife. The hut is little and dirty (sale). The wife does not like it. Every day the fisherman catches fish. One day the fisherman catches a big orange and yellow fish. The fish is a magic fish. It can talk. The fish says,
“Please save me. I am not a normal fish. I am really an enchanted prince!”
The fisherman is shocked. He saves the magic fish and throws him back in the sea. The fish swims in the water. The fisherman returns to the hut. His wife is angry that he did not catch any fish. She forced her husband (mari) to go back to the fish. She wants the magic fish to give her a new house : a little cottage (chaumière).
Now the sea is yellow and green. The fisherman goes to the beach (plage) and shouts to the fish,
“Fish, Fish in the sea, come here to talk with me.”
The magic fish arrives and says, “What do you want ?”
The fisherman says (Dit) that his wife wants a new house. The fish says that her wish (voeu) has been granted. His wife has a new house!
The fisherman arrives home. His wife is happy. She has a garden with flowers and trees and a yard with ducks and hens. The cottage has a pretty (joli) sitting room and a dining room, kitchen and bedroom!
Collégiens : plus avancé
The Fisherman and his Wife (First part)
There was once upon a time a fisherman who lived with his wife in a hut close to the sea, and every day he went out fishing. And he fished, and he fished. One day he caught a big orange and yellow fish. Surprisingly it could talk!
“Please have pity on me fisherman. Please let me live, I am not really a fish, but an enchanted prince. Please don’t kill me! Put me in the water again, and let me go.”
The fisherman said, “If a fish can talk I should certainly let it go.”
He put him back again into the clear water, and the fish went to the bottom. Then the fisherman went home to his wife in the hut.
“Husband,” said the woman, “have you caught anything today?”
“No,” said the man, “I did catch a big fish, who said he was an enchanted prince, so I let him go again.”
“Did you not wish for anything first?” said the woman.
“No,” said the man, “what should I wish for?”
“Ah,” said the woman, “it is hard to have to live in this hut which is dirty and is so disgusting. You should have wished for a little cottage for us. Go back and call him. Tell him we want to have a little cottage, he will certainly give us that.”
“Ah,” said the man, “why should I go there again?”
“Why?” said the woman, “you did catch him, and you let him go again. He is sure to do it. Go at once ! “
The man still did not really want to go, but he did not like to oppose his wife either, and went to the sea. When he got there the sea was all green and yellow, and no longer so smooth, so he stood still and shouted,
“ Fish, Fish in the sea, come here to talk with me. “
Then the fish came swimming to him and said, “Well what do you want ?”
“Ah,” said the man, my wife does not want to live in a hut any longer. She would like to have a cottage.”
“Go, then,” said the fish, “she has it already.”
When the man went home, his wife was not in the hut, but she stood next to a beautiful cottage and she was very happy. They went into the cottage. There was a pretty little sitting room and bedroom, and a kitchen and dining room, with lovely furniture. Behind the hut there was a small yard, with hens and ducks, and a little garden with flowers and fruit. For a while the wife was happy but would she remain satisfied?
