The Cuckoo Sings (French)

Paul-Jean Toulet

1867 to 1920

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Track 1

Drag the words to the correct places to complete the poem. To reset the game, click on the "Reset Game" button located below the poem. This will clear all the words you've placed in the blanks, returning them to the word bank and resetting the poem to its original state with empty blanks.

Every 10th word

Le coucou chante

Le coucou chante au bois qui dort.
L’aurore est rouge encore,
Et le vieux paon qu’Iris décore
Jette au loin son cri d’or.

Les colombes de ______ cousine
Pleurent comme une enfant.
Le dindon roue en s’esclaffant :
Il court à la cuisine.

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