First radish harvest. The leaves are a bit bitten, the vase (an old roof tile) is chipped, but the flowers are thriving.
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interdire (eh-tehr-deer) or (un-tair-deer) verb
to
forbid, to prohibit, to
ban
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Listen to my daughter, Jackie, pronounce today's word and recite the verb's conjugation: j'interdis, tu interdis, il (elle) interdit, nous interdisons, vous interdisez, ils (elles) interdisent:
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Braise-The-Dog has been banned from the garden
after a series of "neck-breaking" no-no's (that is, if vegetable stems can be
said to have necks). Bref,* here's a recap of her recent crimes:
She
lay down on the lettuce -- Cric!*
Set her fesse* down on the courgettes* --
Crac!
...and rolled herself right over a bed of radishes --
Croc!
"Sors! Sors! Sors!"* I shouted, frantically waving a handful of
just-picked radis.* "That's it! Basta!* You're out!"
And off trotted
Braise,
...strut, strut, strut,
lettuce leaves still sticking to her lazy
butt.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bref =
briefly; Cric (as in "Cric! Crac! Croc!": the Canadian French equivalent of
Snap! Crackle! Pop!): http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cric,_Crac_et_Croc
; fesse(s) (f) = bottom; la courgette (f) = zucchini; sors! (sortir) = out!;
le radis (m) = radish; basta! = enough!
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