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Chant de la Cigale

Cicada's Song

La Cigale aime chanter. Elle veut apprendre de nouveaux chants. Elle décide d'aller voir des oiseaux et des insectes pour apprendre d'eux. Aura-t-elle la chance de chanter de nouveaux chants ?

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La Cigale aime chanter. Elle veut apprendre de nouveaux chants. Elle décide d'aller voir des oiseaux et des insectes pour apprendre d'eux. Aura-t-elle la chance de chanter de nouveaux chants ?

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Publisher: Room to Read
Creators: Khomsanh Chanthalangsone (writer), Vongsavanh Damlongsouk (illustrator)
Translation: Alisha Berger
This edition: fr Global Digital Library edition republished and aligned to its published English edition; title and credit pages omitted, page layout adapted, and Storyglot learning notes added.

Original story ↗ · Source edition ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗

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