Story in French, level B1

Crêpes in Quimper

Clara spent the summer with a family in Brittany.

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A kitchen in Quimper

L’été dernier, Clara logeait chez Yvonne, une grand‑mère bretonne. Tous les matins, Yvonne faisait des crêpes.

Last summer, Clara stayed with Yvonne, a Breton grandmother. Every morning, Yvonne made crêpes.

Elle chantait, elle parlait et elle ne regardait jamais la poêle.

She sang, chatted and never looked at the pan.

Un matin, Clara a voulu essayer. Elle a fait sauter la crêpe très haut…

One morning, Clara wanted to try. She flipped the crêpe very high...

… et la crêpe n’est jamais redescendue.

...and the crêpe never came down.

Yann, le fils d’Yvonne, a levé les yeux vers le plafond :

Yann, Yvonne’s son, looked up at the ceiling.

« T’inquiète, elle va tenir compagnie à la mienne. »

"Don’t worry. It’ll keep mine company."

Past habit: imparfait. A completed event: passé composé.

Tous les matins, elle faisait des crêpes. Un matin, j’ai essayé.

Every morning, she made crêpes. One morning, I tried.

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