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A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Tingi et les vaches Tingi and the cows Tingi et les vaches

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Olivia Mahe, Translators without Borders

Read by Monique Bournot-Trites

Language French

Level Level 2

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A woman with her arm around a boy.

Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.


A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Il gardait les vaches avec elle.

He used to look after the cows with her.

Il gardait les vaches avec elle.


A woman with her arm around a boy and soldiers marching.

Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.

One day the soldiers came.

Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.


A soldier pointing and two cows walking away.

Ils emmenèrent les vaches.

They took the cows away.

Ils emmenèrent les vaches.


A woman and a boy running through a forest.

Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.

Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.


A woman with her arm around a boy sitting in a dark forest.

Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.

They hid in the bush until night.

Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.


A woman and a boy hiding in a forest and soldiers walking around.

Puis les soldats revinrent.

Then the soldiers came back.

Puis les soldats revinrent.


A woman hiding a boy under leaves in a dark forest.

La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.

La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.


A soldier stepping on a boy hiding under leaves in a dark forest.

Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.

One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.

Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.


A woman and a boy walking out of the forest.

Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.

Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.


A woman and a boy walking to a house.

Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.

They crept home very quietly.

Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Olivia Mahe, Translators without Borders
Read by: Monique Bournot-Trites
Language: French
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
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