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Elle emmène un buffle appelé le Gambadeur-de-la-Plaine, que seule elle peut voir. 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Elle leur a expliqué comment reconnaître le loup. 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Sa maîtresse et son mari partent à sa recherche, à travers les montagnes...","reading_time_minutes":3,"authors":[],"categories":["Animaux qui parlent"],"regions":["japan"],"available_languages":["en","fr","zh-hans"],"web_invitation":"Lire cette histoire illustrée sur OpenClassics","html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-tongue-cut-sparrow","markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-tongue-cut-sparrow?format=markdown","original_html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-tongue-cut-sparrow?version=original","original_markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-tongue-cut-sparrow?format=markdown&version=original"},{"story_id":"4dc9fae6-a710-45bd-8618-dbe093c48472","slug":"kachi-kachi-mountain","title":"Le Mont Kachi-Kachi","language":"fr","introduction":"Un vieux fermier attrape le blaireau qui lui a volé son déjeuner. Mais l’animal trompe sa femme, qui accepte de le détacher, et lui fait un mal terrible. Un lièvre promet alors au fermier de la venger...","reading_time_minutes":5,"authors":[],"categories":["Animaux malins"],"regions":["japan"],"available_languages":["en","fr","zh-hans"],"web_invitation":"Lire cette histoire illustrée sur OpenClassics","html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/kachi-kachi-mountain","markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/kachi-kachi-mountain?format=markdown","original_html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/kachi-kachi-mountain?version=original","original_markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/kachi-kachi-mountain?format=markdown&version=original"},{"story_id":"f4f6b169-466e-4f50-9a3e-28da4a0ac852","slug":"the-shipwrecked-sailor","title":"Le Naufragé","language":"fr","introduction":"De retour d’un voyage, un chef d’expédition doit parler au roi. 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Quand il l’ouvre, une fumée en sort et devient un génie immense. Le génie menace de tuer l’homme qui vient de le libérer ! 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Sa femme veut alors une...","reading_time_minutes":20,"authors":["Jacob Grimm","Wilhelm Grimm"],"categories":["Souhaits magiques","Mers et rivières"],"regions":["germany"],"available_languages":["en","fr","zh-hans"],"web_invitation":"Lire cette histoire illustrée sur OpenClassics","html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-fisherman-and-his-wife","markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-fisherman-and-his-wife?format=markdown","original_html":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-fisherman-and-his-wife?version=original","original_markdown":"https://www.openclassics.org/fr/stories/the-fisherman-and-his-wife?format=markdown&version=original"},{"story_id":"1fcc9e09-18ed-43c5-b2b5-efa06c14892e","slug":"the-parrot-and-the-hidden-treasure","title":"Le Perroquet et le Trésor caché","language":"fr","introduction":"Xuanzang rapporte cette légende bouddhiste de Kapiça, dans l’actuel Afghanistan. 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