Une Promenade le Long de la Seine
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French
C'est dimanche après-midi. Le ciel est bleu et il fait doux. Lucas décide de se promener le long de la Seine. L'eau de la rivière est calme et verte. Sur les quais, des gens lisent des livres et des enfants jouent. Lucas passe devant les boîtes des bouquinistes. Il regarde les vieux livres et les cartes postales. Un bateau-mouche passe sous le pont. Les touristes prennent des photos. Lucas s'arrête près d'un arbre et s'assoit sur un banc. Il regarde les nuages blancs dans le ciel. Un petit oiseau chante dans les branches. « Paris est vraiment belle, » pense Lucas. Il reste là une heure, tranquille et heureux.
English Translation
It is Sunday afternoon. The sky is blue and it is mild. Lucas decides to take a walk along the Seine. The river water is calm and green. On the riverbanks, people read books and children play. Lucas passes in front of the booksellers' boxes. He looks at the old books and postcards. A tour boat passes under the bridge. The tourists take photos. Lucas stops near a tree and sits on a bench. He looks at the white clouds in the sky. A little bird sings in the branches. "Paris is truly beautiful," thinks Lucas. He stays there for an hour, calm and happy.
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