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Sentence 19 of 34 · Le petit Chaperon rouge, Charles Perrault, 1697

— Le petit Chaperon rouge, qui entendit la grosse voix du Loup, eut peur d’abord, mais, croyant que sa mère-grand était enrhumée, répondit : C’est votre fille, le petit Chaperon rouge, qui vous apporte une galette et un petit pot de beurre, que ma mère vous envoie.

Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the Wolf’s gruff voice, was frightened at first, but, thinking that her grandmother had a cold, answered: “It is your granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, who is bringing you a cake and a little pot of butter that my mother is sending you.”

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Ensuite il ferma la porte, et s’alla coucher dans le lit de la mère-grand, en attendant le petit Chaperon rouge, qui, quelque temps après, vint heurter à la porte : toc, toc.

Then he shut the door and went and lay down in the grandmother’s bed, to wait for Little Red Riding Hood, who, some time later, came knocking at the door: knock, knock.

— Qui est là ?

“Who is there?”

— Le Loup lui cria en adoucissant un peu sa voix : Tire la chevillette, la bobinette cherra.

The Wolf called out to her, softening his voice a little: “Pull the peg, and the latch will fall.”

— Le petit Chaperon rouge tira la chevillette, et la porte s’ouvrit.

Little Red Riding Hood pulled the peg, and the door opened.

Every word in it

As printedDictionary formMeaning
Le lethe (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.)
petit petitsmall, little (adj.); la petite — the little one
Chaperon chaperonhood (n., m.); le petit Chaperon rouge — Little Red Riding Hood
rouge rougered (adj.)
qui quiwho, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another
entendit entendreto hear (v.)
grosse grosbig, large, thick (adj.); gros — large (adv.); le cœur gros — heavy-hearted
voix voixvoice (n., f.)
du dusome; of the, from the (de + le) (art./contr.); du reste — besides
Loup loupwolf (n., m.)
eut avoirto have (v.); il y a — there is, there are; avoir beau + inf. — to do in vain; avoir peur — to be afraid
peur peurfear (n., f.); avoir peur — to be afraid; de peur que — for fear that; faire peur — to frighten
d deof, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to…
abord abordd’abord — at first (n., m.; found in the phrase d’abord); d’abord que — as soon as (archaic)
mais maisbut (conj.)
croyant croireto believe, think (v.); se croire — to think oneself; je crois bien — I should think so
que quethat, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only
sa sonhis, her, its (det.) — son, sa, ses; also le son, sound: à son de trompe; also bran (n., m.) — du son, rabbit bait
mère-grand mère-grandgrandmother (n., f.) — Perrault’s word
était êtreto be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came
enrhumée enrhuméhaving a cold (adj.)
répondit répondreto answer, reply (v.)
C cethis, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what
votre votreyour (votre, vos) (det.)
fille filledaughter; girl (n., f.); jeune fille — girl, young woman; petite fille — little girl; ma fille — my child
vous vousyou (pron.)
apporte apporterto bring (v.)
une una, an; one (art./num.); l’un… l’autre — the one… the other; les unes… les autres — some… others
galette galetteflat cake, griddle cake (n., f.)
et etand (conj.)
pot potpot, jar (n., m.)
beurre beurrebutter (n., m.)
ma monmy (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.)
mère mèremother (n., f.); ma bonne mère — good mother, to an old woman
envoie envoyerto send (v.); envoyer quérir — to send for

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