Le Paysan Médecin

(based on a traditional French Folk Tale)

In the opening lines we learn that le Paysan is well-off, but he doesn’t have a wife « il n’a pas de femme ». This doesn’t worry him, as he explains to his neighbour (le Voisin), he has his mule (mon mulet) to talk to in the fields and his dog to keep his feet warm! But le Voisin doesn’t give up and searches far and wide for a suitable wife. Eventually he finds an impoverished elderly gentleman (un Chevalier) who has a beautiful young daughter of marriageable age, but because le Chevalier cannot afford to give her a dowry (une dot- pronounce the t) she has not yet found a husband. Le Voisin sets up an introduction and le Paysan falls in love immediately but le Voisin insists on negotiating. Here we learn the extent of le Paysan’s wealth “ douze vaches, un mulet, un cheval, trente six poules, deux coqs, douze canards, cinq oies et une grange pleine de blé”. Once the formalities are concluded le Paysan and the girl (la Fille) are married.

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