Read six short stories by three of the great French storytellers in the original French beside a clear English translation, one sentence at a time. Mérimée's soldier remembering the night his regiment stormed the redoubt; Maupassant's Corsican widow who trains a dog to avenge her son, a burial at sea, and old Milon's quiet war against the Prussians; and Daudet's village comedies about a Pope who would not die and a judge undone in Colmar.

Every sentence is aligned French-to-English, so you always know exactly what you are reading. Tap any word for an instant definition, listen to natural audio in both languages, and follow the highlighted word alignment as the story is read aloud.

These are the short, hard-edged stories the three are best known for — each complete in a few pages, averaging about 1,700 words. Reading three authors side by side is a good way to hear how different French prose can sound.

This reader is part of a growing collection of bilingual story apps that pair timeless tales with modern language-learning tools.