the fir tree 4

The wagon stopped in front of a big house. Two

servants came and carried the Fir Tree into a beautiful

room. It was put into a big tub filled with sand.

"What will happen to me now" thought the Fir Tree.

Young ladies and servants came into the room. They hung candles, bulbs and other decorations on the

Fir Tree.

One of the candles fell on it's branch.

"Ouch! Ouch!" cried the Fir Tree. It was quickly put out. The Fir Tree stood tall. It looked beautiful.

It did not want to hurt any of the decorations. A beautiful star was placed on the very top of the tree.

"Tonight, it will shine" said everyone in the room.

"Oh, how I wish it was nighttime"thought the Fir Tree.

The wide doors to the room were opened. Many children ran into the room. Older people followed

behind. The children looked at the wonderful tree. Then they all shouted and ran around it.

"What are they doing?" thought the Fir Tree.


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wagon	voiture	carried	passé du verbe to carry: transporter
into	dedans, à l'intérieur	room	pièce, chambre
tub	bain	filled	participe passé du verbe to fill: remplir donc rempli
sand	sable	what will happen	qu'arrivera-t-il? qu'est-ce qui va arriver?
thought	passé du verbe to think: penser donc pensa	hung	c'est le passé du verbe to hang: pendre, suspendre
bulbs	christmas bulbs: boules de Noël tulip bulbs: bulbes de tulipe light bulb: ampoule (lumière)	will all these things stay on me	will stay: demeureront, resteront all these things: toutes ces choses on me: sur moi
wondered	passé du verbe to wonder: penser, se demander I wonder if... je me demande si...	put out	éteindre was put out: fut éteint
stood	passé du verbe to stand: se tenir debout, se dresser	to hurt	blesser
star	étoile	shine	briller
wish	souhaiter, espérer	nighttime	le soir
wide	large	shouted	passé du verbe to shout: crier