French–English parallel text
Le vélo rouge
The Red Bicycle
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Tom a six ans. Il a un nouveau vélo. Le vélo est rouge. Il a une sonnette. La sonnette fait « dring-dring ».
Tom is six. He has a new bicycle. The bicycle is red. It has a bell. The bell goes “ding-ding”.
Mais Tom a un problème. Il ne sait pas faire de vélo. Pas encore.
But Tom has a problem. He can’t ride a bike. Not yet.
Sa sœur Mia a dix ans. Mia roule vite. Elle roule sans les mains. Elle roule même avec seulement un pied.
His sister Mia is ten. Mia rides fast. She rides with no hands. She even rides with just one foot.
« Aujourd’hui, je vais apprendre ça », dit Tom. « Aujourd’hui, je roule ! »
“Today I’m going to learn,” says Tom. “Today I’m going to ride!”
Papa va dans le parc avec Tom. Le chemin dans le parc est long et plat. Papa tient le vélo. Tom est sur la selle.
Dad goes to the park with Tom. The path in the park is long and flat. Dad holds the bicycle. Tom sits on the saddle.
« C’est parti ! », dit Papa. Tom appuie sur les pédales. Papa court à côté de Tom. Il tient bien le vélo par l’arrière.
“Go!” says Dad. Tom pushes the pedals. Dad runs next to Tom. He holds the bicycle tight at the back.
« Papa, ne lâche pas ! » « Non, non. Je tiens bien. »
“Dad, don’t let go!” “No, no. I’m holding on.”
Mais Papa n’est plus jeune. Il court et court. Après cinq minutes, son visage est rouge. Il est aussi rouge que le vélo.
But Dad isn’t young any more. He runs and runs. After five minutes his face is red. It is as red as the bicycle.
« Pause ! », crie Papa. Il est assis sur un banc et il respire fort.
“Break!” calls Dad. He sits on a bench and breathes loudly.
Tom essaie tout seul. Il roule un mètre. Puis il tombe. Boum ! Il roule deux mètres. Boum ! Maintenant, le genou fait mal.
Tom tries on his own. He rides one metre. Then he falls over. Bump! He rides two metres. Bump! Now his knee hurts.
Tom est assis dans l’herbe. Il est en colère. « Le vélo est nul ! Je ne sais pas faire ça ! »
Tom sits in the grass. He is angry. “The bike is stupid! I can’t do it!”
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