French Reading Practice

Reading easy content (comprehensible input) will help improve your French faster than most other methods. If you want to practice French by reading, then this page will help you! You can use the sample text below as reading practice material. It is a classic French fairy tale collected by Charles Perrault in the 17th century. You can click on the words to get instant translations or press the audio play button to hear it narrated. You can find a lot more practice content on our website by clicking here. If you prefer an Android or iOS app, you can find the download links on our landing page or at the bottom of the page.

Have a good practice session!

I hope you liked this story and that it helped you.

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