Le Chat

Alors, Henri, qu’est-ce que tu fais là?
Mais, chut, Hugo, je chasse un chat!

Avec un grand fusil d’argent?
C’est un chat voleur et bien méchant!

Et qu’est-ce qu’il a volé, Henri?
Les cuisses de grenouilles que j’avais cuit!

Il veut manger. C’est l’heure, n’est-ce pas?
Bien sûr, mais pas du chat cela!

Et ça te semble juste pour le chasser?
Il a volé les cuisses que j’irais manger!

Tu peux manger des biscuits et foie gras.
Je veux mes cuisses, ou je vais manger le chat!

*****

Well, Henry, what are you doing there?
Shush, Hugo, I’m hunting a cat.

With a big silver shotgun?
It’s a thieving cat and quite mean!

And what did he steal, Henry?
The frog legs that I cooked.

He wants to eat. It’s time, no?
Of course, but not for that cat!

And that seems just to you to hunt him?
It stole the frog legs I was going to eat!

You could eat some crackers and foie gras.
I want my legs, or I’m going to eat the cat!

-EDP

Reviews

[LazerRays]

Le chat c'est drôle! XD j'aime c'est poemme. Tu est crèatif et amusant. Mon français est trés mauvais... ;( je parler anglais et ASL hahahaha! Au revoir! Bonsoir! ;)

[H L Rose]

YOU SPEAK FRENCH?

[LazerRays]

Un peau. A little. I'm taking French at school and so far crammed three years worth of it into my head. Gonna go till I'm fluent hahaha

[H L Rose]

👍 You go girl

[emipoemi]

Ah, Sarah, merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire. Et je vois bien comment ton français est mauvais, MAIS ce n'est pas trop mauvais. Laisse-moi t'aider:

–On peut dire "le chat c'est drôle", mais on besoin une virgule après "chat" ("c'est" signifie "it is", une contraction de "ce" et "est").

- "j'aime c'est poemme" - encore une fois: "c'est" est le mot incorrect et "poemme" ce n'est pas comme on écrit le mot. Il faut être "j'aime ce poème"

- Il fait conjuguer "parler" dans la phrase "je parler anglais.....", et on le conjugue comme ça: "je parle, tu parles, il/elle/on parle....."

Si tu veux pratiquer quelque jour/soir, je te peux offrir mes services.

Y Rosa, caramba, que te subas al vagón. Cuando tengas dominio del español, ya podrás empezar con el francés xp

[LazerRays]

Ah, I forgot about the je and parle hahaha! But I knew that. I had a duh moment. But thanks for all those corrections ;)

[H L Rose]

Sí Señor!

[LazerRays]

Je ne parle pas français tres bien. Je comprend pas tres petite! Le chat est amusant!! je suis heureux!! Tres bien!!!

[emipoemi]

I frankly don't know enough to carry on a coversation at will (but I do know that "je comprend pas tres petite" should actually be "je comprends juste un peu"). But so glad you were able to get some enjoyment out of this. Thanks for reading.

[LazerRays]

Haha- two years of French and I still don't know much hahaha! Thanks! More proof je comprand pas un peu! Hahaha!

[Onlyme]

A funny poem. That made me laugh and smile out loud. Amusing and interesting on top.

[emipoemi]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Onlyme]

You have a good sense of humour. :) wink

[emipoemi]

.....that comes from having been raised on the Marx Brothers :p

[Onlyme]

Lol see what I mean. Your funny. :)

[Chris Shaw]

My schoolgirl French, not quite as good as it once was, so had to resort to your translation. A fun read. Amusing to contemplate and you conjured up some strong imagery.

Nicely done

Chris

[emipoemi]

one of my more absurd ones. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[H L Rose]

I'm sure the French is even better, but the English version is very amusing! Made me laugh!

-probs be a good skit

[emipoemi]

The French is saying the same thing....just sounds different. And I had it in mind to be a crazy skit, yeah. I'm trying to think of other ways to reprise these two crazy kooks

[H L Rose]

That's fun! There's gotta be some great possibilities there. Hope you share whatever you come up with!

[emipoemi]

when the time comes that I come up with another one of these, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll share it ;)

[Roua]

c'est assez amusant comme poème, j'ai beaucoup aimée.

[emipoemi]

et ça me plaît beaucoup. Merci!

[Undying Glory]

C'est tres drole, je pense. J'aime beaucoup, cette poeme!

[emipoemi]

Merci! Je m'avais amusé beaucoup l'écrire.

[Papaya]

The french title drew me. I found this bit of nonsense delightful and funny.

[emipoemi]

So glad you did! Thanks for reading!