French–English parallel text
Le Lion et l’Âne
The Lion and the Ass
Aesop
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Un lion et un âne ont accepté de chasser ensemble. Pendant qu’ils cherchaient une proie, ils ont vu plusieurs chèvres sauvages courir dans une grotte, et ils ont fait un plan pour les attraper.
A lion and an ass agreed to go hunting together. While they were looking for prey, they saw a number of wild goats run into a cave, and they made a plan to catch them.
L’âne devait entrer dans la grotte et faire sortir les chèvres, pendant que le lion se tiendrait à l’entrée pour les abattre.
The ass was to go into the cave and drive the goats out, while the lion would stand at the entrance and strike them down.
Le plan a parfaitement fonctionné. L’âne a fait un bruit si terrible dans la grotte, en donnant des coups de pied et en brayant de toutes ses forces, que les chèvres sont sorties en panique, pour tomber ensuite sous les griffes du lion.
The plan worked beautifully. The ass made such a terrible noise in the cave, kicking and braying with all his might, that the goats ran out in a panic, only to fall victim to the lion.
L’âne est sorti de la grotte, tout fier.
The ass came out of the cave, feeling proud.
« Est-ce que tu as vu comment je les ai fait courir ? » a-t-il dit.
“Did you see how I made them run?” he said.
« Oui, j’ai vu, a répondu le lion. Et si je ne te connaissais pas, toi et ton espèce, j’aurais fui moi aussi. »
“Yes, I did,” answered the lion. “And if I didn’t know you and your kind, I would have run too.”
Un vantard bruyant n’impressionne ni ne fait peur aux personnes qui le connaissent.
A loud boaster doesn’t impress or scare the people who know him.
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