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Le critique du stand de nouilles

The Critic at the Noodle Stall

A famous food critic orders the cheapest bowl. Auntie Mei serves him exactly what she serves everyone.

Mystery

L'horloge qui s'arrêtait à 3 h 07

The Clock That Stopped at 3:07

Every night the town clock stops at the same minute. One girl stays up to find out why.

Travel

Le bus de nuit vers la côte

The Night Bus to the Coast

A missed train, a singing driver and a sunrise nobody planned.

Food

La soupe secrète de Mamie

Grandma's Secret Soup

Everyone loves Grandma's soup and nobody knows her secret. Leo decides to ask.

Nature

La corneille et le passage piéton

The Crow and the Crossing

A clever crow learns to let the cars crack its walnuts.

Science & tech

Les appels du vendredi depuis l'espace

Friday Calls from Space

A faint radio signal on a lonely space station turns out to be a child reading a bedtime story.

Legends & history

Les chèvres qui dansaient

The Goats That Danced

A goatherd notices his goats dancing at night. An old legend about how coffee began.

Humor

Le maire est un chat

The Mayor Is a Cat

As a joke, a whole village votes for a cat. The cat wins.

Everyday life

Ne me lâche pas

Don't Let Go

A father runs behind his daughter's bike. How long ago did he let go?

Work & school

L'infirmière de nuit

The Night Nurse

Nobody can sleep on the ward tonight. Nurse Amara knows what to do.

Art, music & sport

Le piano de la gare

The Piano in the Station

A public piano, a rushing crowd, and strangers who play together without a word.

Mystery

La clé du ferry

The Key on the Ferry

A stranger on the last ferry holds a key that matches the one in Mara's pocket.

Travel

Perdus dans le vieux marché

Lost in the Old Market

Two cousins get lost in a maze of alleys and find the best tea of their lives.

Food

L'échange des boîtes à déjeuner

The Lunchbox Swap

Two classmates swap lunchboxes by mistake and discover each other's world.

Nature

Des abeilles sur le toit

Bees on the Roof

A city girl starts a beehive on her roof and learns what patience tastes like.

Science & tech

Le garçon qui pesait l'air

The Boy Who Weighed Air

Tomas says air has weight. His sister laughs. His kitchen scale disagrees.

Legends & history

Le marchand de lune

The Moon Merchant

A merchant sells moonlight. Only one child knows how to pay.

Humor

Le mauvais mariage

The Wrong Wedding

Tom walks into the wrong wedding and gives the speech of his life.

Everyday life

Le gant rouge

The Red Glove

A lost glove passes through many hands before it finds its way home.

Work & school

Le balayeur

The Street Sweeper

Before sunrise, nobody sees Joon. Then someone leaves him a coffee.

Art, music & sport

La dernière coureuse

The Last Runner

The winner went home hours ago. One runner is still on the course.

Mystery

La voix dans le mur

The Voice in the Wall

Every evening Theo hears a dramatic voice through the wall. Is his flat haunted?

Travel

Le refuge de montagne

The Mountain Hut

A snowstorm traps four strangers in a hut with one candle and a deck of cards.

Nature

Nuits noires pour les tortues

Dark Nights for the Turtles

A new hotel lights up the beach, and baby turtles walk the wrong way.

Science & tech

Le robot jardinier

The Robot Gardener

A garden robot is told to grow tomatoes. It grows something else too.