This little girl has come with her mamma from the noisy city, Paris. She
has a shrimping net in her hand, and thinks she can catch shrimps.
The fish-wife is surprised to see a little girl in such fine clothes on
the beach. The little girl is curious about the fish-wife. Do you wish
to know what they are talking about? Listen!
“Êtes vous de Paris?”
“Oui.”
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“Combien y a-t-il de temps que vous êtes ici?”
“Il n’y a que trois jours.”
Do you understand? You do if you are studying French. They both talk
French although they are dressed so differently. The little girl is very
much interested in the funny dress of the fish-wife. The fish-wife is
very much pleased with the pretty dress of the little girl. She says
under her breath “Qu’elle est jolie!”
They look each other over from top to toe, and talk awhile. Then the
fish-wife goes back to her work. The little girl pokes the shrimping-net
into the water and tries to catch the shrimps.