Ages 9-12 - 26 pages, 1706 words | 14 minutes of reading | © Amaterra, 2014, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
Ages 9-12 - 14 minutes
"Seventeen thousand nine hundred and thirteen cows were brought in, for neither the milk of the queen, the giant Gargamelle, nor that of any nurse in the kingdom could satisfy the newborn's thirst. Every day, Gargantua grew in strength and size. He had a good round head extended by eighteen fat chins."
Gargantua by François Rabelais is one of the classics of French literature which dates from the 16th century. The story of Gargantua tells the adventures of the eponymous character, a giant with the appetite of an ogre. Pantagruel, son of Gargantua will also be entitled to his adventures.
À peine cette épreuve franchie, nous arrivâmes dans l’étroit passage entre Scylla et Charybde. Scylla est un monstre à six têtes qui dévore les marins qui passent près de sa caverne. Si l’on s’en éloigne trop, on tombe dans le gouffre Charybde qui engloutit les navires au fond des mers.
Raconté par Mina