UNIVERSAL BILINGUAL FUNCTIONAL LITERACY - lakaz

ENA TRANT ZOUR DAN SEPTAM
Ena trant zour dan Septam,
Dan Avril, Zen ek Novam;
Lezot ena trante-enn.
Zis Fevriye fer so senn:
Trwa kou ventwit, enn kou ventnef.
30 DAYS HAS SEPTEMBER
30 days has September,
April, June and November
All the rest have 31
And February’s great with 28
And Leap Year’s February’s fine with 29
We could also use short stories and fables in the 2 languages.
THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX
A dog and a cock, who were the best of friends,
wished very much to see something of the world.
So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set
out into the world along the road that led to the
woods. The two comrades travelled along in the
very best of spirits and without meeting any
adventure to speak of.
At nightfall the cock, looking for a place to roost, as
was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that he
thought would do very nicely for a night's lodging.
The dog could creep inside and the cock would fly
up on one of the branches. So said, so done, and
both slept very comfortably.
With the first glimmer of dawn the cock awoke. For
the moment he forgot just where he was. He
thought he was still in the farmyard where it had
been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak.
So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and
crowed lustily. But instead of awakening the
farmer, he awakened a fox not far off in the wood.
The fox immediately had rosy visions of a very
delicious breakfast. Hurrying to the tree where the
cock was roosting, he said very politely:
"A hearty welcome to our woods, honored sir. I
cannot tell you how glad I am to see you here. I am
quite sure we shall become the closest of friends."
"I feel highly flattered, kind sir," replied the cock
slyly. "If you will please go around to the door of
my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let
you in."
The hungry but unsuspecting fox, went around the
tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the dog had
seized him.
ZISTWAR LISIEN, KOK EK RENAR
Dan laferm Misie Koutou ti ena enn lisien ek enn kok
ki ti de torsenn kole. Zot ti toultan ansam. Enn zour
zot ti desid pou fer enn vwayaz pou kone ki ti ena lot
kote baraz banbou ki ti fer letour laferm la. San
ezitasion, nou de konper ti lor larout lavantir ki ti al
dan direksion danbwa. Pandan enn zourne zot ti
marse san okenn difikilte. Zot lespri vif ti bien exite. Ti
zot premie gran lavantir.
Ler labrim ti leve e ler dormi ti vini, ti bizen trouv enn
landrwa. Normal kok ti kone ki ti bizen fer. Ti ena enn
pie ar enn gran trou dan so tron. Kok ti panse ki lisien
ti kapav pas lanwit dan trou la pandan ki li, li ti kas
enn poz lor enn brans. Zot toulede ti pas enn lanwit
pezib ek konfortab.
Ler barlizour ti koumans ekler lesiel dan les, kok so
somey ti kase. Pov kok ti bliye kot li ti ete. Li ti sir li ti
touzour dan laferm kot toulegramaten li ti so latas
pou lev tou dimoun. Li ti dibout lor pwent lipie, bat
lezel, dres likou e larg enn koukouroukouk pwisan.
Me olie lev Misie Koutou, li ti kas somey renar ki ti pe
dormi pa tro lwen. Renar la ti koumans pans enn
nasta extra. So lapeti ti fite net. Li ti koste ar pie kot
kok ti ete e dan so manier gran kouyoner li ti dir kok
la: “Ayo mo bourzwa! Ou pa kapav kone ki kantite
nou fier pou akeyir ou dan nou danbwa, Rezidans
Lamitie. Bienveni, mil fwa bienveni, Gran Dimoun!”
Kok pa ti enn gopia. Li ti reponn renar ar boukou
polites. “Li enn gran plezir zwenn dimoun poli, onet
ek senser kouma ou. Fer mwa loner vinn zwenn mwa
lao. Fer letour mo lakaz e dan grawnflor ou pou trouv
laport lantre. Laba mo portie pou les ou rantre.”
Pa bizen dir! Renar pa ti perdi letan. Li ti fer letour e ti
trouv laport. San gete li ti fons drwat andan. Lisien ti
fou li kap.
These two versions could be used to teach reading, to test spelling and punctuation, to encourage class
discussion on wisdom and moral issues in both languages.
Depending on the maturity of learners in both languages, more advanced literature material could be
used. For example William Blake in English and Morisien.
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