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In this episode, we'll uncover how a chocolateer's delightful blunder
turned into a charming twist that captured the hearts of Paris,
proving that sometimes imperfection is the sweetest form of perfection.
Right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed. Ouquer de Paris dans petit ye vetin
boutique de chu cool maggique in the heart of barhi
on a lively little street, there was a magical chocolate shop, said.
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and chocoletti p parfoi to di.
Speaker 1: This shop was called the Cacat, and it belonged to
a Tienne, a passionate but sometimes absent minded chocolate ere
cheti vert a la proche de la san valentin, le
gertie san priced coupe la roche di que parfe. Every winter,
as Vallotinasta approached, the neighborhood filled with couples searching for
the perfect gift.
Speaker 4: Etienne Voulet absouli monte seteni sonnetella ja TiO la concion
de touteille.
Speaker 1: Ecienne was determined that this year his display would catch
the attention of the entire Cityquemille, luciell Sidur, Melle, Vendeus
Travail sier vecill Camille and Lucille, his two best saleswomen,
also worked with him.
Speaker 4: As deli tillen a choisio, la jucola, preferrita mili nercoul
re de du ser.
Speaker 1: They helped customers choose their favorite chocolates from the colorful
walls of suits lere te tujourn pri di parfaun di gueca.
The air was always filled with the enchanting scent of coco.
Speaker 4: La boutique le niepa de bougi ufrenchello bien venilla de
foijion ne di vere.
Speaker 1: The shop, illuminated by candles, offered a welcome warmth on
cold winter days.
Speaker 4: Etien vetau crea table.
Speaker 1: Sal. Etien had an ambitious dream to create a dazzling
tableau made entirely of chocolate for the volotina s window
displays confein de trila. He spent several nights crafting proulins,
truffles and chocolate hearts. T Everything was ready for the
big day pin de pi.
Speaker 4: La confision liu coula deinx position distribute, But.
Speaker 1: The shop was so full of eager customers that in
the confusion the chocolates in tended for the display were
distributed by mistake.
Speaker 4: Conte tien real liza se pasi teta.
Speaker 1: When e Tien realized what had happened, it was too late.
Li chu cola ave dige di di guti. The chocolates
had already been devoured.
Speaker 4: Etien sutola umiri dituo le reguerra pe Perdi.
Speaker 1: Etienne stood there amidst the chaos, looking a little lost
in vepa cola fe de nuvou chef dev He didn't
have enough chocolate to create new masterpieces by the next day.
Speaker 4: Camille Lui selle del re conforte me Etien de veon
rapide fermi la boutique nuvo chu cola utisukieste.
Speaker 1: Camille and Russill tried to comfort him, but Ecien had
to make a quick decision, closed the shop to produce
new chocolates or use what he had left.
Speaker 4: An anitierna spiracion itzidi.
Speaker 1: In a flash of inspiration, Etienne had an idea illutiliseelli
chu coul reestn purtre inscutio pro visi Juan ve quiefoli textier.
He used the remaining chocolates to create an improvised sculpture,
playing with shapes and textures.
Speaker 4: La vestei te Luando regineau ni le vesa propre maggi.
Speaker 1: The result was far from his original plans, but it
had its own magic.
Speaker 4: Sieur tri person prell i perce leescutio la re vitrin.
Speaker 1: Surprised by his own talent, he placed the sculpture in
the window.
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emer vell palliti imo.
Speaker 3: De l en.
Speaker 1: Passers by quickly gathered around the window, amazed by the
originality and humor of a tien s creation.
Speaker 4: Let tillen co mons boutique attire parset nu vouti.
Speaker 1: Customers began to enter the shop, drawn by this unexpected novelty.
Speaker 4: Larimers reponsi danteu paris le ri trin de leeti tells
de la Ville.
Speaker 1: The rumor spread throughout Barhill. The window of the cacote
was the most inventive in the city enfandojur vitien surier.
By the end of the day, Etienne was smiling le
re contri qui la perfect batj lore sic. He understood
that perfection is not always necessary to achieve success. Tar
foi in pettitouche d'am pre vis disco pre. Sometimes a
touch of improvisation can bring much more than expected.
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canes trieu ver.
Speaker 1: Thanks to this unexpected episode, he learned to relax and
welcome the unforeseen with an open mind, LEAs Saint Valentin Trill,
his son Magueison populaire volotonista was a triumph, and his
shop had never been so popular.
Speaker 4: Le tue guel chante du va ensemble, the reginalite d enthusiasm,
Etienne Gill, Luci continuera, con.
Speaker 1: Querrier, riquel de parier vegre. The cacaote became a symbol
of originality and enthusiasm, and Etienne, Camille and Lucille continue
to win the hearts of Bahi with their unique creations.
Speaker 4: De pisce jour maresels come in partis de son conciente
par fois selina felie pubistois.
Speaker 1: From that day on, Etien embraced the unexpected as part
of his art, aware that sometimes it is the unforeseen
that makes for the most beautiful stories.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Leucuer lequer LeCure heart, animi, animi, animi, lively, Lucia Coletti,
Lucia Coletti, Lucia Coletti, charcoal, tear eturdi, etourdi ettored, absent
minded a la proche d'u a, La proche d'u a,
la proche de approached, littealage, littellagelettallage, the spray lettertier Lettier,
le cartier, neighborhood, Passioni, passioni, passiurni, passionate, li coup, li coupe,
li coup, couples.
Speaker 4: Le parfa, le parfon, le parfa, sent on, foutin on
hutin on futon, enchanting.
Speaker 1: Dimini, dilimini, ilmini, illuminated, La chelier, la cheles, la cheles, warmth.
Speaker 4: O, monsieur, ombissieux, mbissieux and vicious blue so it bluis
song a bluis song, dazzling, La confusion, la confusion, la confusion.
Speaker 1: Confusionsti registi the guisti devoured, breconforte, breconforte, reconforti comfort lanespiracim
lancepiracium lance, piraciu, inspiration less, cuture less, cuture less, cuture, sculpture,
sure pri sur prix, sure prix, surprised, saigutenaier saigutenaier segutiner
gathered more limour li mour, humor.
Speaker 4: Originality, lorigionality, lo regionality, originality nuvoute, nuvuti, nou vauti, novelty, Larimer,
larie meer la arue meer.
Speaker 1: Rumor, aventeve, aventive, aventive, inventive, amprivy, ampriv appriv unforeseen, plea,
trionf le trientle trian, triumph, lentosies, lentous, Yes, lantus, Yes, enthusiasm.
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