Text & Translation
Les cinq doigts
French source:
Nicolas Chamfort
sa bonne, regarda sa main, en compta les
doigts, et, surprise, <Comment>, dit l'enfant,
<Vous avez cinq doigts, comme moi?>
The five fingers
English translation ©
Christopher Goldsack
her nurse, looked at her hand, counted its
fingers, and, surprised, the child said, "why,
you have five fingers, like me?"
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Les cinq doigts
French source:
Nicolas Chamfort
The five fingers
English source:
Christopher Goldsack
Madame, fille du Roi, jouant avec
Madame, daughter of the King, playing with
sa bonne, regarda sa main, en compta les
her nurse, looked at her hand, counted its
doigts, et, surprise, <Comment>, dit l'enfant,
fingers, and, surprised, the child said, "why,
<Vous avez cinq doigts, comme moi?>
you have five fingers, like me?"
