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Why Retelling a Story Changes Everything

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

I’ve been reading a book this week called How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens, and one line stopped me mid-page.

He writes that we tend to think we understand what we read — until we try to put it into our own words.

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A Story From 8 Years Ago That Still Works Its Magic Today

Dear French Story Listeners,

Eight years ago, I made a quiet little discovery that changed everything.

I had been searching for a better way to teach French — something that felt alive and natural, not like memorizing lists.

And then I came across the work of Dr.

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A 300-Year-Old Story About Friendship — and One Small Thing to Write Down

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever had a friend who just got you? Who waited for you, even when you weren’t sure you deserved it?

This week’s story is for you

Les deux pigeons — The Two Pigeons — comes from Jean de La Fontaine,

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The Wise Ones Know: This Week’s French Narration Challenge

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A little earlier than usual this week as I’m heading off to Elche, Spain, for a Touch Football tournament! But before I lace up my boots, I didn’t want to leave you without your weekly dose of French.

So here we are.

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You Don’t Study This Story. You Absorb It.

Dear French Story Listeners,

Every Saturday, I bring you a new French story.

One you can truly settle into, no memorisation required.

Just your ears, your imagination, and a tale that carries you somewhere beautiful.

This week’s story is Le vase au fond du lac,

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What Happens When You Copy a Sentence by Hand? Your weekly French story invitation

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

I’ve been thinking about you this week as I prepared this story, and I really think this one is special.

It’s quiet, a little mysterious, and it carries something I can’t quite put into words. Which is perhaps the whole point.

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Music Made It Rain. Stories Make You Fluent.

Dear French Story Listeners,

There’s a beautiful idea from the medieval world that I keep coming back to.

The medieval mind didn’t see the cosmos as silent. Philosophers believed that as the planets rotated, they created a kind of intellectual music, a celestial harmony humming through all of creation.

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