IN TI LAÑAP
Sanmdi matin, Rose apé travayé dan sô ti boutik. Boutik-la o Zopélousas. Ina kafé sho é béñé frèsh. Dé moun apé manjé koté lafinèt. Déyòr, soléy-la apé briyé.
Lucien rent avèk sô frær. Yé olé prenn déjœné shé yé. Lucien mand sis béñé. Rose mèt yé dan in bwat. Li færm bwat-la é donn li a Lucien.
Lucien péy Rose. Rose mand pou sô moman. “Li byin,” Lucien di. Pi yé kouri shé yé. Yê lamézon pa lwin. Kafé-la paré dan lakizinn. Sô popa apé travayé déyòr. Yé mèt dé tas sur latab.
Lucien ouvær bwat-la. Li wa sèt béñé, pa sis. Li gèt sô frær. “Mo mandé sis béñé. Mé ina sèt isit.” Sô frær mand: “To péyé pou sèt?” Lucien réponn non.
Lucien prenn sô fonn. Li pèl Rose. “Ina sèt béñé dan mô bwat. Mo péyé pou sis.” Rose réponn: “Wi, mo konné. Dærñær béñé-la çé in ti lañap. Li pou twa.”
Lucien di mærsi. Li mèt fonn-la sur latab. Sô frær prenn trò béñé. Lucien prenn trò osit. Dærñær béñé-la rès dan bwat-la. Yé gèt li. Ki moun va manjé li?
Yé tenn in ti trin dévan pòrt-la. Yê vwazinn Céleste la avèk in boutéy dilé. “Mo gin tro dilé. Zòt olé li?” Lucien prenn in lòt tas. Li ouvær pòrt-la gran.
Céleste asit avèk yé. Li prenn dærñær béñé-la. Lucien mèt dilé dan sô kafé. Astœr, ina trò moun koté latab-la. Bwat-la vid. Mé déjœné-la pa fini. Yé gin bokou pou parlé. Yé bwa kafé dousmen.
PARÒL POU KONNÉ (VOCABULARY)
• sanmdi: Saturday
• matin: morning
• travayé: to work
• boutik: shop; store
• kafé: coffee
• sho: hot
• béñé: beignet; a fried pastry
• frèsh: fresh; newly made
• dé: two
• moun: person; people
• manjé: to eat
• lafinèt: window
• déyòr: outside
• soléy: sun
• briyé: to shine
• rent: to come in; to enter
• frær: brother
• olé: to want
• prenn: to take
• déjœné: breakfast
• shé yé: at their home
• mand: to ask for
• sis: six
• mèt: to put
• bwat: box
• færm: to close
• donn: to give
• péy: to pay
• moman: mother
• kouri: to go
• lamézon: house; home
• lwin: far away
• paré: ready
• lakizinn: kitchen
• popa: father
• tas: cup
• latab: table
• sèt: seven
• fonn: phone
• dærñær: last
• lañap: a small extra gift
• trò: three
• boutéy: bottle
• dilé: milk
FINI LÊ FRAZ (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
Fill in the blanks based on the story. Use each word once.
Word bank: dilé • béñé • fonn • bwat
1. Lucien olé sis __________.
2. Rose mèt lê béñé dan in __________.
3. Céleste pòrt in boutéy __________.
4. Lucien pèl Rose avèk sô __________.
KÈSTYON AVÈK KAT RÉPONS (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS)
Choose the correct answer based on the story.
1. Éyou boutik Rose yê?
A) O Zopélousas.
B) O Tèksas.
C) Dan Parks.
D) O Shikago.
2. Kombyin béñé Lucien wa dan bwat-la?
A) Dé.
B) Trò.
C) Sèt.
D) Sis.
3. Ki moun donn Lucien in ti lañap?
A) Rose.
B) Céleste.
C) Sô popa.
D) Sô frær.
4. Ki moun manj dærñær béñé-la?
A) Lucien.
B) Popa Lucien.
C) Céleste.
D) Rose.
5. Kombyin moun asit koté latab-la apré Céleste ariv?
A) Dé.
B) Kat.
C) Trò.
D) Sèt.
VRÉ OU FO (TRUE/FALSE)
Read the statements and decide if they are True (Vré) or False (Fo).
1. Lucien vyin dan boutik-la avèk sô frær. _____
2. Lucien péyé pou sèt béñé. _____
3. Céleste pòrt in boutéy dilé. _____
4. Yê lamézon lwin. _____
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
A LITTLE EXTRA
On Saturday morning, Rose is working in her little shop. The shop is in Opelousas. There is hot coffee and fresh beignets. Two people are eating by the window. Outside, the sun is shining.
Lucien comes in with his brother. They want to have breakfast at home. Lucien asks for six beignets. Rose puts them in a box. She closes the box and gives it to Lucien.
Lucien pays Rose. Rose asks about his mother. “She is well,” Lucien says. Then they go home. Their house is not far away. The coffee is ready in the kitchen. Their father is working outside. They put two cups on the table.
Lucien opens the box. He sees seven beignets, not six. He looks at his brother. “I asked for six beignets. But there are seven here.” His brother asks, “Did you pay for seven?” Lucien says no.
Lucien picks up his phone. He calls Rose. “There are seven beignets in my box. I paid for six.” Rose answers, “Yes, I know. The last beignet is a little extra. It is for you.”
Lucien says thank you. He puts the phone on the table. His brother takes three beignets. Lucien takes three too. The last beignet stays in the box. They look at it. Who will eat it?
They hear a little noise at the door. Their neighbor Céleste is there with a bottle of milk. “I have too much milk. Would you like it?” Lucien gets another cup. He opens the door wide.
Céleste sits with them. She takes the last beignet. Lucien puts milk in his coffee. Now there are three people at the table. The box is empty. But breakfast is not over. They have a lot to talk about. They drink their coffee slowly.
ANSWER KEY
Fill in the Blanks
1. béñé — Lucien olé sis béñé.
2. bwat — Rose mèt lê béñé dan in bwat.
3. dilé — Céleste pòrt in boutéy dilé.
4. fonn — Lucien pèl Rose avèk sô fonn.
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. A) O Zopélousas. Rose’s shop is in Opelousas.
2. C) Sèt. There are seven beignets in the box.
3. A) Rose. Rose includes the extra beignet as a gift.
4. C) Céleste. Céleste takes the last beignet.
5. C) Trò. Lucien, his brother, and Céleste sit together.
True/False
1. Vré — Lucien comes to the shop with his brother.
2. Fo — He paid for six beignets, not seven.
3. Vré — Céleste brings a bottle of milk.
4. Fo — Their house is not far away.