French–English parallel text
Le mauvais colis
The Wrong Parcel
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Le colis a commencé à parler à 7 h 02 du matin.
The parcel started talking at 7:02 in the morning.
« Réveille-toi, Nora », a-t-il dit. Une voix de femme, douce et triste. « Tu as promis. »
“Wake up, Nora,” it said. A woman’s voice, soft and sad. “You promised.”
Sam est resté dans la cuisine en chaussettes. C’était son troisième jour dans l’appartement. Il a regardé la boîte sur la table. La boîte l’a regardé aussi. Enfin, pas vraiment. Mais c’était cette impression.
Sam stood in the kitchen in his socks. It was his third day in the flat. He looked at the box on the table. The box looked back. Well, not really. But it felt like that.
« Léo ? » a-t-il appelé. « Maya ? Est-ce que quelqu’un est réveillé ? »
“Leo?” he called. “Maya? Is anyone awake?”
Une porte s’est ouverte. Léo est sorti avec les cheveux ébouriffés et un œil fermé.
A door opened. Leo came out with his hair everywhere and one eye closed.
« Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ? Il y a un incendie ? Dis-moi qu’il n’y a pas le feu. J’ai nettoyé la poêle hier. Presque. »
“What’s wrong? Is it a fire? Tell me it’s not a fire. I cleaned the pan yesterday. Almost.”
« Il n’y a pas le feu. C’est le colis. Il parle. »
“It’s not a fire. It’s the parcel. It talks.”
« Les colis ne parlent pas, Sam. »
“Parcels don’t talk, Sam.”
« Réveille-toi, Nora », a dit le colis. « Tu as promis. »
“Wake up, Nora,” said the parcel. “You promised.”
Léo a ouvert son autre œil. « D’accord. Ce colis parle. »
Leo opened his other eye. “Okay. That parcel talks.”
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