The Velveteen Rabbit
Read The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams in French and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2 and B1.
About this book
One Christmas a velveteen rabbit arrives in the nursery, plump and splendid for a moment, then set aside among the fancier toys that think themselves superior. What he learns comes from the Skin Horse, the oldest and shabbiest toy in the room, who explains the strange arithmetic of the place. "When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." And being loved, the Skin Horse warns, means your hair gets loved off and your joints go loose — and none of it matters, except to people who don't understand.
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Il était une fois un lapin de velours.
Once there was a velveteen rabbit.
Au début, il était vraiment magnifique.
At the beginning, he was really wonderful.
Il était gros et rond, comme un lapin doit l’être.
He was fat and round, just like a rabbit should be.
Son pelage était brun et blanc, avec des taches.
His coat was brown and white, with spots.
Il avait de vraies moustaches en fil.
He had real thread whiskers.
Ses oreilles étaient doublées de satin rose.
His ears were lined with pink sateen.
Le matin de Noël, il était assis en haut de la chaussette du Garçon.
On Christmas morning, he sat at the top of the Boy’s stocking.
History
- Written by Margery Williams in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026