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EASTER EGGS

Hello, society!
Give, give, give!
I'm coming to fetch^[1] my coloured eggs,^[2]
Give, give, give!

THE QUAIL AND THE PARTRIDGE

I saw the quail^[3]
In the straw,
All rolled up;^[4]
The partridge^[5]
In the meadow,
Hiding behind a clod.^[6]

THE POULTRY-YARD^[7]

Madam Duck, with a flirty air,
Said: "I see some soldiers coming."

 

1. Quérir (v.a.), to fetch.
2. Roulés (s.m.pl.), coloured eggs.
3. Caille (s.f.), quail.
4. Se pelotonner (v.p.r.), fig. to roll one's self up.
5. Perdrix (s.f.), partridge.
6. Se motter (v.p.r.) to lurk behind a clod.
7. Basse-cour (s.f.), poultry-yard.