Story: Le Sport de la Lecture (The Sport of Reading)
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Lilie aime Luc, un garçon dans sa classe. Il adore le sport, mais Lilie n’aime pas ça. Lilie aime lire. Elle est triste – elle se sent sans espoir avec Luc.
Lily likes Luke, a boy in her class. He loves sport, but Lily doesn’t. Lily loves to read. She feels sad – she has no chance with Luke.
Un jour, Lilie voit Luc laisser tomber un livre. Lilie est ravie. Est-ce que Luc aime lire ? Ensuite, elle voit le titre du livre. Il s’appelle Tout Sur le Sport.
One day, Lily sees Luke drop a book. Lily is excited. Does Luke like to read? Then she sees the title of the book. It is called Everything About Sport.
Mais Lilie a une idée. Elle ramasse le livre. Elle l’emmène chez elle et lit tout.
But Lily has an idea. She picks up the book. She takes it home and reads all of it.
Le lendemain, Lilie voit Luc. Elle lui rend son livre.
The next day, Lily sees Luke. She gives him back his book.
“J’ai lu ton livre,” dit-elle.
“I read your book,” she says.
Luc semble surpris. “Est-ce que tu l’as aimé ?” demande-t-il.
Luke looks surprised. “Did you enjoy it?” he asks.
“J’aime lire,” dit Lilie. “Maintenant, je connais le football, le cricket, le hockey et le tennis. On peut en parler.”
“I love to read,” says Lily. “Now I know about football, cricket, hockey and tennis. We can talk about them.”
Luc rit. “Mais moi, je n’aime pas le sport,” dit-il.
Luke laughs. “But I don’t like sport,” he says.
“Quoi ?” dit Lilie.
“What?” says Lily.
“Mes parents et mes professeurs me poussent à le faire,” dit Luc. “En fait, j’aime aussi lire.”
“My parents and teachers tell me to play,” says Luke. “Actually, I love to read, too.”
“Vraiment ?”
“Really?”
“Viens à la bibliothèque avec moi. C’est mon endroit préféré. Je vais te montrer un livre plus intéressant que Tout Sur le Sport.”
“Come to the library with me. It’s my favourite place. I will show you a more interesting book than Everything About Sport.”