French Storytelling celebrates New Caledonia 

Wednesday 21^st September. 5.00 pm. Free entrance. Followed by a workshop and a New Caledonia snack.

Storytelling with Mélanie. Le Garçon et les coquillages – The Boy and the shells.

As New Caledonia, a French territory, celebrates its national day on 24th September, let’s be part of this time, though the discovery of locals legends and tales.

Synopsis :

A man and his wife had a son as their heart, work as their arms, a small hut and a mat as their bodies, but not any shell around the neck. Whoever had shells could have everything. When he wanted something, he could have everything in exchange for shells.

Résumé :

Un homme et sa femme avaient pour leur cœur, un fils, pour leurs bras, le travail, pour leur corps, une petite cabane et une natte pour dormir, pour l'estomac, un peu de nourriture, et au cou pas le moindre petit coquillage. Celui qui avait des coquillages avait tout. Quand il voulait quelque chose, il pouvait tout avoir en échange de coquillages.