Le Chien
by Marcel Aymé Illustrated by Roland Sabatier is a very good french book for children. Part of Folio Cadet, it is pretty educative under many ways. It speaks the language of education, respect, and wisdom. The story starts when two children, Delphine and Marinette met along their way a dog. This dog appears immediately pretty wild and starved. He said them that he would want to eat, but firmly the girls say him that they can't give him the food in the basket because they must respect the orders of their parents. Once at home with the dog, Delphine and Marinette asks to their parents of keeping the dog. The parents, at first, furious because of the dog, will understand thanks to him that their children acted more than correctly and that they had used a lot of education and respect and that, although the dog was starved they hadn't at first helped him because they had to follow the guidelines of their parents. Thinking better, the parents of the two children start to think that this dog is wise and they keep him, starting to appreciate him a lot. There is a member of the family that can't see with joy the arrival of this new element: the cat. A selfish individual, not too great with children, the dog, before to return home will leave him other important lessons of respect for children and maybe also for some little mices.
Dialogues involves humans and animals in an animistic modality.
Simply adorable!
Anna Maria Polidori
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