La vieille montre oubliée
The Forgotten Old Watch
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Un matin d'automne, Sophie se promenait dans un marché aux puces.One autumn morning, Sophie was strolling through a flea market.
Soudain, elle aperçut une vieille montre en argent posée sur un tapis rouge.Suddenly, she noticed an old silver watch placed on a red cloth. Elle la prit doucement et remarqua que les aiguilles étaient arrêtées.She picked it up gently and noticed that the hands were stopped. Le vendeur, un homme âgé aux yeux tristes, lui dit :The seller, an elderly man with sad eyes, said to her:
« Cette montre a arrêté le jour où son propriétaire a disparu en mer. Elle attend peut-être quelqu'un qui la remettra en marche »,“This watch stopped the day its owner disappeared at sea. It is perhaps waiting for someone who will make it run again.” Sophie sentit un frisson et décida de l'acheter.Sophie felt a shiver and decided to buy it.
De retour chez elle, elle la posa sur sa table de nuit et l'entendit tictaquer doucement toute la nuit.Back at her place, she placed it on her bedside table and heard it ticking gently all night.
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