A2 · Episode 19 · 3:46
A Snail's Journey
This episode features a classic French children's song about a snail's comically slow adventures—going to the fair, school, and vacation—highlighting playful repetition and everyday French vocabulary.
Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0
Transcript
Hmm. Un escargot s'en allait à la
Hmm. A snail was heading to the fair
foire pour s'acheter une.
to buy something.
Quand il arriva, il faisait déjà nuit
When it arrived,
noire. Il s'en retourna.
it was already pitch black, so it turned back.
À pied. L'escargot s'en allait
On foot. The snail was going to school,
à l'école, car il voulait apprendre à chanter.
because it wanted to learn how to sing.
Quand il arriva, ne vit que des herbes folles.
When it arrived, it saw only wild weeds.
C'était les vacances.
It was vacation time.
L'escargot s'en allait
The snail was heading off on vacation
en vacances, pour visiter l'Inde et le.
to visit India and the...
Au bout de sept ans, il était toujours en France.
After seven years, it was still in France.
Entre Paris et Dijon.
Between Paris and Dijon.
Un escargot s'en allait à la foire pour s'acheter une.
A snail was heading to the fair to buy something.
Quand il arriva, il faisait déjà nuit noire.
When it arrived, it was already pitch black.
Il s'en retourna.
It turned back.
Un escargot s'en allait en vacances Pour
A snail was heading off on vacation
visiter l'Inde et le Japon.
to visit India and Japan.
Au bout de sept ans, il
After seven years, it
était toujours en France, entre Paris.
was still in France, between Paris.