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Bal perdu

Bal perdu

Ages 13-15 - 11 pages, 1274 words | 11 minutes of reading | © Éditions du Pourquoi pas, 2024, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved


Bal perdu

Ages 13-15 - 11 minutes

Bal perdu

Summer 1914. The shadow of war lingers in the distance, but here, on the peaceful banks of the Seine, youth still dances. At the Estaminet, laughter rings out, skirts twirl, glasses clink. They talk of love, of the future, of a world that seems unshakable.

Then comes July 31st. A piece of news falls, a cry rises. The music stops, frozen bodies exchange glances, breath held. Innocence shatters in an instant. Tomorrow, they will no longer be dancers but soldiers. The Seine will keep flowing, but they will never be the same again.

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