The Boy & the Filberts

A boy saw a jar full of nuts.

Un garçon vit un bocal rempli de noix.

The jar had a small opening at the top.

Le bocal avait une petite ouverture au sommet.

The boy put his hand inside the jar.

Le garçon mit sa main à l'intérieur du bocal.

He grabbed as many nuts as he could hold.

Il saisit autant de noix qu'il pouvait en tenir.

Now his hand was full of nuts.

Maintenant sa main était pleine de noix.

But his hand was too big to come out of the jar.

Mais sa main était trop grosse pour sortir du bocal.

The boy tried to pull his hand out.

Le garçon essaya de retirer sa main.

He could not do it.

Il n'y arrivait pas.

His hand was stuck.

Sa main était bloquée.

The boy started to cry.

Le garçon se mit à pleurer.

He wanted the nuts, but he also wanted his hand free.

Il voulait les noix, mais il voulait aussi sa main libre.

An old man walked by.

Un vieil homme passa.

He saw the boy crying.

Il vit le garçon qui pleurait.

"What is wrong?"

Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

asked the old man.

demanda le vieil homme.

"My hand is stuck in this jar,"

« Ma main est coincée dans ce bocal, »

said the boy.

dit le garçon.

The old man looked at the jar.

Le vieil homme regarda le bocal.

He looked at the boy's hand.

Il regarda la main du garçon.

"Let go of half the nuts,"

« Lâche la moitié des noix »,

said the old man.

dit le vieil homme.

"Then your hand will come out."

Alors ta main ressortira.

The boy did not want to let go of the nuts.

Le garçon ne voulait pas lâcher les noix.

But finally, he dropped half of them.

Mais finalement, il en laissa tomber la moitié.

His hand became smaller.

Sa main devint plus petite.

Now he could pull his hand out of the jar.

Maintenant il pouvait retirer sa main du bocal.

The boy was free.

Le garçon était libre.

He still had some nuts to eat.

Il lui restait encore quelques noix à manger.