Monday French Story: When Hunger Tests Friendship 🐱🐭

Dear French Story Listeners,

Every Saturday at 2pm, a new story arrives. And every Monday, I write to you.

This week’s tale from the Grimm Brothers is longer than usual – 30 minutes. It asks something of you: your full attention.

“Chat et souris associés”

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This week’s French story: How an elf outsmarted the trolls

Bonjour French Story Listener,

Boa passagem de ano!

That’s what people say here in Portugal, where I live now – “Good passage into the new year!“

Isn’t that beautiful? Not just “Happy New Year” but a passage –

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This week’s French story: Love, loss, and mistletoe magic

Dear French Story Listener,

Have you ever wondered why we kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas?

This week’s French story takes us to ancient Scandinavia, to December 21st – the shortest day of the year, which was just yesterday.

On that darkest day,

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French the natural way: Monday Story – The Little Twisted Tree 🌲

Dear French Story Listeners,

Every Saturday at 2pm, I publish a new French story. And every Monday, I write to you.

This rhythm matters. It’s how we build something lasting together.

This week’s story is tender:

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French the natural way: 🗡️ The Roman Soldier Who Changed History (And Your French!)

Bonjour, French Story Listeners! 👋

Picture this: A Roman soldier on horseback encounters a freezing beggar at the gates of Amiens.

What he does next becomes one of the most beloved stories in French culture, a moment of compassion painted by countless artists and celebrated across Europe for 1,600 years.

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French the natural way: 🌿 The Path That Doesn’t Rush You

Bonjour, dear French learners! 👋

This week, I want to focus on something that might completely change how you think about learning French.

Why Slow Learning Is Actually Fast Learning

There’s something profoundly satisfying about learning that honors your natural rhythm.

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French the natural way: Why Memorizing French Verbs Doesn’t Work (And What Does) 🐸🌈

Bonjour mes amis 🌿

Let me ask you something: Have you ever tried to memorize the conjugation of the French verb “aller” (to go)?

You know the drill – je vais, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont. You write it down.

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