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Marie et le monstre invisible

French story for kids – sound AN made fun! Help your child pronounce the [an] sound in French through a simple and playful story.

"Marie in her tent at a campsite with her stuffed bunny Lapinou, a flashlight and chocolate cookies"

Ce soir, Marie dort dans une tente avec son doudou Lapinou dans un camping.

Elle a une lampe de poche et des biscuits au chocolat !

Tonight, Marie is sleeping in a tent with her stuffed bunny Lapinou at a campsite.

She has a flashlight and some chocolate cookies!

"Marie shining her flashlight outside the tent, scared by a cracking noise in the dark"

Tout est calme mais elle entend un bruit… CRAC !

Marie a peur. Ses biscuits tremblent dans sa main. Est-ce que quelqu’un marche dehors ?

C’est un monstre géant !

Elle prend sa lampe et regarde à l’extérieur de la tente. Rien !

Mais elle entend encore CRAC ! CRAC !

Marie attrape Lapinou et se cache dans sa tente.

Peut-être que les monstres n’aiment pas les tentes…

Everything is calm, but she hears a noise… CRACK!

Marie is scared. Her cookies are shaking in her hand. Is someone walking outside?

— It’s a giant monster!

She grabs her flashlight and looks outside the tent. Nothing!

But she hears it again, CRACK! CRACK!

Marie grabs Lapinou and hides in her tent.

— Maybe monsters don’t like tents…

"Marie hiding behind Lapinou with her eyes shut while the tent shakes around her"

Elle entend un bruit encore plus fort : CRACCCCCCC…

Marie hurle et se cache derrière Lapinou.

Elle ferme les yeux… puis quelque chose chatouille son nez.

C’est la tente ! Elle bouge dans tous les sens.

She hears an even louder noise: CRACKKKK…

Marie screams and hides behind Lapinou.

She closes her eyes… then something tickles her nose.

It’s the tent! It’s moving in all directions.

"Marie opening one eye and realising the wind in the branches is moving the tent"

Marie ouvre un œil.

Attends… Ce n’est pas un monstre ?

Elle écoute bien et comprend enfin : c’est juste le vent qui souffle dans les branches et qui fait bouger la tente !

Elle rigole toute seule.

Marie opens one eye.

— Wait… Is it not a monster?

She listens carefully and finally understands: it’s just the wind blowing through the branches and making the tent move!

She laughs to herself.

"Marie eating a cookie and falling asleep hugging Lapinou while the wind keeps blowing"

Ha ha ha ! J’ai eu peur du vent !

Elle mange un biscuit, embrasse Lapinou et s’endort.

Le vent continue de souffler… mais Marie n’a plus peur du tout.

— Ha ha ha! I was scared of the wind!

She eats a cookie, kisses Lapinou, and falls asleep.

The wind keeps blowing… but Marie isn’t scared at all anymore.

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