Read three stories by Pauline Guizot in the original French beside a clear English translation, one sentence at a time. A girl who has begun treating the servants badly and the old nurse who has known her since infancy; Hélène, who aims at everything and finishes nothing; and Julie, taught a lesson by the invented morality of "madame Croque-Mitaine".

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.

Guizot wrote these for young readers in the 1820s, and her French is clear, conversational and heavy on dialogue — closer to how people actually speak than most prose of its century, and unusually good practice for learners.

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