French Short Stories

Gigi is the tallest giraffe in the savanna, but she’s secretly afraid of heights. When a baby elephant gets lost in the tall grass, she takes a deep breath, looks far into the distance and spots him near the lake — discovering her own courage.

Hugo can’t sleep even after counting a hundred sheep. The Sandman, a little old man with a bag of golden sand, visits and asks him to imagine waves on a warm beach, then sprinkles sand on his eyelids. Hugo drifts off to sleep.

At the beach, Mila and Adam compete to build the best sandcastle side by side. A big wave washes away half of each castle, so Adam suggests building one together further from the water. Their shared castle is the biggest on the beach, and they become friends.

Biscuit, a little white dog, hates water — baths, rain, even puddles. At a lakeside picnic, little Lina’s favorite ball drifts away and she can’t swim. Biscuit bravely jumps in, discovers he can swim, rescues the ball, and now loves swimming.

After thousands of years of lighting the night, the tired moon wishes for a vacation. The stars offer to cover the sky and shine so brightly that children see the constellations like never before. Now the moon rests once a month — the new moon.