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The Red Balloon

Albert Lamorisse

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THE RED BALLOON

Albert Lamorisse

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ueeue Hegiee
Deuye& ueeceesefjme
Skes keeUer he@efjmeceOes Ske ese cegueiee jenle
neslee. leeeb veeJe nesleb heemkeue. leeuee yenerCe
veJnleer, YeeTner veJnlee DeeefCe eeeb leeuee Kethe
JeeF& Jeeeeeb. KesUCeej kegCeeMeer ? Iejer Demeleevee
leeuee keOeer keOeer Kethe Skeb Jeeeeeb. Skeoe
jmleele leeuee ceebpejereb efheuuet meehe[ueb, leeveb les
Iejer DeeCeueb. keener efoJemeebveer leeuee keg$eeeb efheuuet
efceUeueb, leeveb leeueener Iejer DeeCeueb; heCe leeee
DeeF&uee ns Deefpeyeele DeeJe[ueb veener. efleuee Jeeeeeb
keer, ee eeCeebcegUs Iej Gieere IeeCe nesleb. efleveb
leebvee Iejeyeensj kee{ueb DeeefCe lee mJe-veerveskeee
Iejele heemkeue hegvne Skeoe Skee Peeuee.

THE RED BALLOON

Albert Lamorisse
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Once upon a time in Paris

there lived a little boy whose
name was Pascal. He had no
brother or sisters, and he was very
sad and lonely at home.
Once he brought home a lost
cat, and some time later a stray
puppy. But his mother said animals
brought dirty into the house, and
so Pascal was soon alone again
in his mother's clean well-kept
rooms.

leeveblej Skes efoJeMeer MeeUsle peeleevee leeuee

Deeeveke Ske megboj ueeue Hegiee efomeuee. Hegiee
efoJeeee Skee KeebyeeJej De[keuee neslee. heemkeueveb
hee"erJejeb ohlej Keeueer "sJeueb, KeebyeeJej e{tve
leeveb lees Hegiee kee{uee DeeefCe Hegiee IesTvee
yememe@heee efoMesveb lees heUle meguee.
Then one day, on his way to
the school, he caught sight of a
fine red balloon, tied to a street
lamp. Pascal laid his school bag
on the ground. He climbed up the
lamppost, untied the balloon and
ran off with it to the bus.

yeme Deeueer. yemeee keb[kej efveeceebee hekekee

neslee. yemeceOes keg$eer DeeCeeeeer veenerle, DeJepe[
meeceeve e{Jeeeeb veener DeeefCe HegieemeejKee ieeserner
DeeCeeeee veenerle. lees cnCeeuee, peebeeke[s
keg$eer Demeleerue leebveer eeuele peeJeb.
DeJepe[ meeceeve DemeCeeNeebveer JesieUer @kemeere
kejeJeer DeeefCe Hegiee DemeCeeNeebveer Hegiee yeensj mees[tve
ceiee yemeceOes e{eeeb. heemkeueuee lej Hegiee
mees[eeee veJnlee. Deelee keee kejeJeb ? lesJe{eele
keb[kejves yesue JeepeJeueer DeeefCe yeme heemkeueuee ve
Iesleee efveIetve iesueer.
But the conductor knew the rules.
"No dogs," he said, "No large
packages,no balloons."
People with dogs walk.
People with packages take taxis.
People with balloons leave them
behind.
Pascal did not want to leave his
balloon behind, so the conductor rang
the signal bell and the bus went without
him.

heemkeueeer MeeUe leMeer peJeU veJnleer. heemkeue

pesJne MeeUsle heeseuee leWJne MeeUseer JesUer Peeuesueer
nesleer, leecegUs MeeUe Yeve Jeiee&eer oejbner yebo
Peeueer nesleer. MeeUsuee heeseeeuee DeeOeere GMeerj
Peeuesuee DeeefCe MeeUsle keOeer kegCeer Hegiee IesTve
peeeeb veener. yeehe js ! keee kejeJeb ? heemkeueuee
keener megesvee. lees keeUpeerle he[uee.
lesJe{eele leeuee Ske keuhevee megeueer. leeves
Deeheuee Hegiee pesefvej keekeebke[s "sJeeeuee efomeuee.
les lesJne MeeUe Pee[le nesles. MeeUsle GMeerje heeseeeeer
leeeer heefnueere JesU nesleer, leecegUs leeuee efMe#ee
Peeueer veener. MeeUe megueeJej pesefvej keekeebveer
Keesueerle "sJeuesuee Hegiee heemkeueuee hejle efouee.
Pascal's school was a long way off,
and when he finally reached the school
door it was already shut. To be late for
school and with a balloon that was
unheard of ! Pascal was very worried.
Then he had an idea. He left his
balloon with the Janitor, who was
sweeping the yard. And since it was the
first time that he had ever been late, he
was not punished.
When school was over, the janitor,
who had kept the balloon in his room
for Pascal, gave it back to him.
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heemkeue efveIeeuee lesJe{eele heeTme meg Peeuee

DeeefCe heemkeueuee yemeee lee Jes[he efveeceebcegUs
Iejer eeuele peeJeb ueeieCeej nesleb. Deelee keee
kejCeej ? Hegiee efYepeuee lej ?
vescekes leeeJesUer Ske Deepeesyee efleLetve eeueues
nesles. heemkeueveb leebvee efJeeejueb, keer ceer DeeefCe ne
Hegiee legceee $eerle esT ? DeeefCe DeMee jerleerves
Skee $eerletve ogmeNee $eerle kejlekejle heemkeue
Skeoeee Iejer heeseuee.
But it had begun to rain. And Pascal
had to walk home because of those
silly rules about balloons on buses. But
he thought his balloon shouldn't get wet.
There was an old gentleman just
going by, and Pascal asked him whether
he and the balloon could take shelter
under his umbrella. So, from one
umbrella to another, Pascal made his
way home.

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heemkeueuee Iejer Deeuesueb yeIetve leeee DeeF&uee Kethe yejb Jeeueb,

keejCe leer leeeer Jeee yeIele nesleer. keeUpeerle he[ueer nesleer DeeF&. efleuee
peWJne keUueb keer Skee HegieecegUs heemkeueuee SJe{e GMeerj Peeuee leWJne
leer Kethe jeieeJeueer. efleveb jeieejeieeveb Hegiee leeeeke[tve Dees{tve Iesleuee
DeeefCe efKe[keer GIe[tve Hegiee yeensj eketve efouee.
SjJeer peWJne DeeheCe Hegiee mees[tve oslees lesJne lees nJesyejesyej G[tve
peelees; heCe heemkeueee Hegiee cee$e efKe[keeryeensj lemeee Leebyetve jeefnuee.
oesIeebveerner keeesletve Skeceskeebke[s yeefIeleueb. Hegiee G[tve kemee iesuee veener
eeeb Lees[b Deeee&e heemkeueuee Jeeueb; heCe ceie ueiese leeee ceveele
efJeeej Deeuee keer, efce$e Deeheuee efce$eemee"er keenerner kejleele. lees efce$e
pej Hegiee Demesue lej lees efce$eeuee mees[tve kemee G[tve peeF&ue ? cnCetve ceie
heemkeueveb Deieoer nUt, Lees[ener DeeJeepe ve kejlee efKe[keer GIe[tve
Hegieeuee Deele Iesleueb DeeefCe leeeee Keesueerle leeuee ueheJetve "sJeueb.
His mother was glad to see him finally come home.
But since she had been very worried, she was angry
when she found out that it was a balloon that made
Pascal late. She took the balloon, opened the window,
and threw it out.
Now, usually when you let a balloon go, it files away.
But Pascal's balloon stayed outside the window, and the
two of them looked at each other through the glass.
Pascal was surprised that his balloon hadn't flown away,
but not really as surprised as all that. Friends will do all
kinds of things for you. If the friend happens to be a
balloon, it doesn't fly away. So Pascal opened his window
quietly, took his balloon back inside, and hid it in his
room.
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ogmeNee efoJeMeer MeeUsuee efveIeeeee JesUer

heemkeueveb efKe[keer GIe[tve Hegieeuee yeensj mees[ueb
DeeefCe lees Hegieeuee cnCeeuee keer, ceer peWJne leguee
nekee ceejerve leWJne ceePeeke[s es.
ceie leeveb ohlej Iesleueb, DeeF&eer heeheer IesTve
efleuee Dee kesueb DeeefCe lees Keeueer Deeuee. jmleeJej
Deeueeveblej leeveb Hegieeuee neke ceejueer, lej Kejbe
Hegiee G[le G[le Keeueer heemkeuepeJeU Deeuee.
heemkeueveb Hegieeeer oesjer Oejueer veJnleer lejer Hegiee
heemkeueee ceeies peele neslee, pemeb SKeeob keg$eb
ceeuekeeee ceeies eeuele jenleb vee lemmee.
The next day, before he left for
school, Pascal opened the window to
let his balloon out and told it to come
to him when he called. Then he picked
up his school bag, kissed his mother
good -by, and went downstairs.
When he reached the street he
called : "Balloon ! Balloon !" and the
balloon came flying down to him.
Then it began to follow Pascal
without being led by a string, just as if it
were a dog following its master.

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heCe keg$eeuee DeeheCe meebefieleueb keer lees Sskelees.

ne Hegiee cee$e heemkeueeb Sskele veJnlee. jmlee
Deesueeb[leevee heemkeue peWJne leeuee Oejeeuee iesuee
leWJne Hegiee leeee heg{s e heUeuee. MesJeer heemkeueveb
leeeeke[s peje ogue&#ee kejeeeb "jJeueb. Hegiee
peCet leeeeyejesyej veener Demeb mecepetve lees eeueeeuee
ueeieuee DeeefCe keesheNeeJejee Skee Iejeceeies peeTve
ueheuee. Hegiee ieeWOeUuee, keeUpeerle he[uee DeeefCe
IeeF&IeeF&ves heemkeueee ceeies iesuee.
But, like a dog, it didn't always do
as it was told. When Pascal tried to catch
it to cross the street, the balloon flew
beyond his reach.
Pascal decided to pretend he didn't
care. He walked up the street just as if
the balloon weren't there at all and hid
behind the corner of a house. The
balloon got worried and hurried to catch
up with him.

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yememe@heJej Deeueeveblej heemkeue Hegieeuee

cnCeeuee, Deepe let yemeee hee"ueeie kejle
ceePeeceeies es. lee efoJeMeer he@efjmeee ueeskeebvee
JesieUere iebcele yeIeeeuee efceUeueer. heg{s yeme eeueueer
nesleer DeeefCe yemeee ceeiesceeies Hegiee eeueuee neslee.
Then they got to bus stop, Pascal
said to the balloon, "Now, balloon, you
follow me. Don't lose sight of the bus !"
That was how the strangest sight
came to be seen in a Paris street-a
balloon flying along behind a bus.

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peWJne les oesIeb MeeUspeJeU heeseues leWJne hegvne Skeoe Hegieeveb

nguekeeJeCeer efoueer. MeeUseer Iebe Jeepele nesleer DeeefCe ojJeepee yebo nesCeej
Flekeeele heemkeue Skeee IeeF&IeeF&veb kemeeyemee Deele efMejuee. Deelee
ueeue Hegieeeb keee ? DeMee keeUpeerle heemkeue he[uee.
ueeue Hegiee Lees[e Jej G[euee DeeefCe MeeUsee efYebleerJeve Deele
Deeuee, Deved keee iebcele lees ner cegueebee ceeies DeesUerle peeTve GYee
jeefnuee. ee veJeerve efJeeeLee&uee yeIetve efMe#ekeebvee Deeee& Jeeueb.
cegueebeeyejesyej peWJne Hegieener Jeiee&le peeeuee efveIeeuee leWJne meJe& cegueebveer
Skee ieeWOeU kesuee. ieeWOeU Ssketve MeeUses cegKeeOeeheke efleLes Deeues.
cegKeeOeehekeebveer Hegiee Oeve leeuee Jeiee&yeensj kee{eeee eelve
kesuee; hejbleg Hegiee leebee neleele esF&evee. MesJeer leebveer heemkeueueee
neleeuee Oeve Jeiee&yeensj DeeCeues. lee yejesyej Hegieener Jeiee&letve yeensj
Deeuee DeeefCe heemkeueceeies iesuee.
When they reached Pascal's school, the balloon again
tried not to let itself be caught. But the bell was already
ringing and the door was just about to close, so Pascal
had to hurry in alone. He was very worried.
But the balloon flew over the school wall and got in
line behind the children. The teacher was very surprised
to see this strange new pupil, and when the balloon tried
to follow them into the classroom, the children made so
much noise that the principal came along to see what
was happening.
The principal tried to catch the balloon to put it out
the door. But he couldn't. So he took Pascal by the hand
and marched him out of school. The balloon left the
classroom and followed them.
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cegKeeOeehekeebvee cenJeeee keeceemee"er eTvene@ueceOes

peeeeb nesleb. Deelee heemkeue DeeefCe ee Hegieeeb keee kejeeeb
ns leebvee keUsvee. MesJeer leebveer heemkeueuee Dee@efHemeceOes yebo
kesueb. ee Hegieeuee jent os yeensje ! Deme mJele:Meere cnCele
jeieeveb heghegle les yeensj he[ues.
Hegieeuee cee$e heemkeueuee keeW[tve "sJeuesueb Deefpeyeele
DeeJe[ueb veener. cegKeeOeehekeebveer Dee@efHemeeer efkeuueer mJele:ee
efKeMeele "sJeueer ns Hegieeveb yeefIeleueb, cnCetve lees leebee ceeiesceeies peele jeefnuee.
jmleeJeve peeCeejer yengleske ceeCemeb cegKeeOeehekeebvee
DeesUKele nesleer. cegKeeOeeheke DeeefCe leebeeceeies peeCeeje
Hegiee Demeb Me peWJne ueeskeebveer yeefIeleueb, leWJne les Deeheehemeeble
kegpeyegpeeeuee ueeieues. kegCeer cnCeeueb, Demeb efJeveesoer JeeieCeb
ee Jeeele yejb efomele veener. lej ogmejb kegCeer lejer cnCeeueb,
ns keee MeeUkejer cegueebmeejKeb JeeieCeb. cegKeeOeehekeebvee lej
Demeb JeeieCeb Deefpeyeele MeesYele veener.
Fke[s efyeeejs cegKeeOeeheke Hegieeuee heke[eeee Kethe
eelve kejle nesles; heCe lees leebee neleer ueeiele veJnlee,
leecegUs veeF&ueepeeveb les lemese eeuele jeefnues. eTvene@ueee
yeensj Hegiee Leebyeuee. lees efleLese jmleeJej cegKeeOeehekeebeer
Jee yeIele Leebyeuee. cegKeeOeeheke hejle efveIeeues lemee leesner
leebeeceeies efveIeeuee. MesJeer Skeoeeb leebveer heemkeueuee Dee@eHf eme
GIe[tve yeensj kee{ueb. leWJne keg"s leebeer ee Hegieeheemetve
megkee Peeueer !
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The principal had urgent business at the

Town Hall, and he didn't know what to do with
Pascal and his balloon. So he locked the boy
up inside his office. The balloon, he said to
himself, would stay outside the door.
But that wasn't the balloon's idea at all. When
it saw that the principal had put the key in his
pocket, it sailed along behind him as he walked
down the street. All the people knew the
principal very well, and when they saw him
walking past followed by a balloon they shook
their heads and said : "The principal's playing a
joke. It isn't right; a principal should be dignified,
he shouldn't be playing like one of the boys in
his school."
The poor man tried very hard to catch the
balloon, but he couldn't, so there was nothing
for him to do but put up with it. Outside the Town
Hall the balloon stopped. It waited for him in the
street, and when the principal went back to
school the balloon was still behind him.
The principal was only too glad to let Pascal
out of his office, and to be rid of him and his
balloon.

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Iejer peeleevee heemkeue jmleeJej ceeb[uesueer

efe$eb yeIeeeuee Leebyeuee. leeleuee Skee esee
cegueeree efe$eeke[s yeIetve leeuee Jeeueb keer, DeMeer
eve cew$eerCe Deeheueeuee efceUeueer lej efkeeer ceppee
esF&ue ! DeeefCe keee Deeee&, Deieoer leee #eCeer
leeeemeceesj efe$eeleueemeejKeer efomeCeejer KejerKejereer
cegueieer GYeer jeefnueer. efleveb DebieeJej evemee heeb{je
ee@ke Ieeleuee neslee. efleee neleele oesjer nesleer...
efveee Hegieeeer !
On the way home Pascal stopped
to look at a picture in a sidewalk exhibit.
It showed a little girl with a hoop. Pascal
thought how nice it would be to have a
friend like that little girl.
But just at that moment he met a
real little girl, looking just like the one in
the picture. She was wearing a pretty
white dress, and she held in her hand
the string... to a blue balloon !

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ee cewef$eCeeruee Deeheuee Hegiee peeotee Deens ns

heemkeueveb oeKeJeeeeb "jJeueb. lees Hegieeuee Oejeeuee
iesuee lej Hegiee neleelee esF&vee, ns yeIetve leer cegueieer
nmeeeuee ueeieueer.
Pascal wanted to be sure she
noticed that his balloon was a magic
one. But his balloon wouldn't be caught,
and the little girl began to laugh.

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heemkeueuee eeee Kethe jeie Deeuee. ceePee ceveemeejKeb

pej ne Hegiee JeeieCeej vemesue lej Demeuee peeotee Hegieeee
Gheeesie lejer keee ? leeveb mJele:Meere efJeeej kesuee DeeefCe
lees lemeee heg{s eeuet ueeieuee.
leeeJesUer Ske yeb[Keesj cegueebeer ieBie efleLes Deeueer.
leebveer heemkeueee ceeies peeCeeNee Hegieeuee heke[eeee eelve
kesuee. heg{eb mebke Hegieeee ue#eele Deeueb. lees ekeve
heemkeueheeMeer Deeuee. heemkeueveb leeuee Oejueb DeeefCe lees
heUle meguee. lesJe{eele ogmeNee yeepetvebner keener cegueb OeeJele
Deeueer DeeefCe MesJeer leebveer heemkeueuee Oejueb.
Deelee heemkeueveb Hegiee mees[tve efouee. leeyejesyej Hegiee
IeeF&IeeF&veb DeekeeMeeble Gbe G[euee. meieUer cegueb Jej peeCeeNee
Hegieeke[s yeIele nesleer. heemkeueveb ner mebOeer meeOeueer DeeefCe lees
cegueebee leeJe[erletve heUeuee. heUleheUle meceesjee heeeNee
e{tve Les Jej heeseuee. lesLetve leeves Hegieeuee neke ceejueer.
Hegiee MeneCeemeejKee heemkeueke[s Deeuee. meieUer cegueb
DeeMeee&veb yeIelee jeefnueer.
MesJeer heemkeue DeeefCe Hegiee cegueebee neleer ueeieuese
veenerle DeeefCe les MeebleheCes Iejer Deeues.
ogmeNee efoJeMeer jefJeJeej neslee. ee&uee peeCeeDeeOeer
heemkeueves Hegieeuee yepeeJeueb, let MeneCeemeejKee Iejere
jne. Gieere obiee ke vekeesme DeeefCe ke=hee keve keg"sner yeensj
peeT vekeesme.
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Pascal was angry. "What's the use of having

a trained balloon if it won't do what you want ?"
he said to himself. At that very moment some of
the though boys of the neighbourhood came
by. They tried to catch the balloon as it trained
along behind Pascal. But the balloon saw the
danger. It flew to Pascal at once. He caught it
and began to run, but more boys came to
corner him from the other side.
So Pascal let go of his balloon, which
immediately rose high into the sky. While the
boys were all looking up, Pascal ran between
them to the top of the steps. From there he
called his balloon, which came to him at once
to the great surprise of the boys in the gang.
So Pascal and his balloon got home without
being caught.
The next day was Sunday. Before he left for
church, Pascal told his balloon to stay quietly at
home, not to break anything, and especially
not to go out.

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Hegieeveb cee$e leeuee mJele:uee pes kejeJebmeb

Jeele nesleb lese kesueb.
heemkeue DeeefCe leeeer DeeF& ee&ceOes heeseues
DeeefCe KegeeaJej peeTve yemeues, leese Hegiee efleLes
npej Peeuee DeeefCe leeeeceeies peeTve GYee jeefnuee.
Deelee Hegiee ner keener ee&ceOes DeeCeeeeer iees
veener, leecegUs meieUspeCe Hegieeke[se yeIeeeuee
ueeieues. keesCeeebner ue#e eeLe&veske[s veener ns heemkeueee
ue#eele Deeueb DeeefCe lees IeeF&IeeF&veb G"uee. yeensj
Deeuee. leeeeceeies ee&ee efMeheeF&heCe Deeuee. Kejbe,
Deeheuee ee Hegieeuee eesie keee, Deeesie keee
keenere keUle veener, ee efJeeejeveb heemkeue keeUpeerle
he[uee.

Now, a church is no place for a

balloon. Everyone was looking at it and
no one was paying attention to the
service. Pascal had to leave in a hurry,
followed out by the church guard. His
balloon certainly had no sense of what
was proper Pascal had plenty of
worries !

efJeeej keve lees oceuee. leeuee Kethe Yetke ueeieueer. leeeeke[s Lees[s
hewmes nesles. lees meceesjee yeskejerletve keske DeeCeeeuee iesuee. leeves yeskejerle
peeCeehetJeea hegvne Skeoe Hegieeuee yepeeJeues. Deeleelejer MeneCeemeejKee
Jeeie DeeefCe FLese Leebye. Fke[s-efleke[s keg"sner peeT vekeesme.
Hegiee lemee mecepegleoej neslee. Lees[b Tve Keeeuee cnCetve lees yeskejeree
keesheNeeheele iesuee. yeskejeree lees keesheje lemee Kethe peJeU veJnlee.
lesJe{eele obiesKeesj cegueebee ieBieuee Hegiee efomeuee. eee cegueebveer leeuee
Deeouee efoJeMeer heke[eeee eelve kesuee neslee. meJeeveer efceUtve Hegieeuee
hejle heke[eeee eelve kejeeee Demeb "jJeueb. pejener DeeJeepe ve kejlee,
eentue ueeiet ve oslee les oyekele HegieepeJeU iesues DeeefCe leebveer HegieeJej
Pe[he Ieeleueer. leeuee heke[tve les IesTve iesues.
heemkeue keske IesTve yeskejeryeensj Deeuee lej Hegiee efleLes veJnleee.
leeveb Jej meieUerke[s yeefIeleueb. lees keg"se efomeuee veener. meJe& efoMeebveer
heemkeue Jes[eemeejKee heUle meguee. Hegieeveb hejle Skeoe leeeer metevee
heeUueer veJnleer DeeefCe hegvne ve meebielee keg"slejere iesuee neslee. heemkeueveb
Hegieeuee Kethe nekee ceeve yeefIeleuee; heCe lees Deeueee veener.
Fke[s cegueebee ieBieveer Hegieeuee ogmeNee Skee hekekeee oesjerveer yeebOetve
"sJeueb nesleb. les meieUs leeuee JesieJesieee kemejleer kejeeuee ueeJele nesles.
DeeheCe ee peeotee Hegieeuee meke&Meerle vesTve eees KesU oeKeJetee. Ske
cegueiee cnCeeuee. leeves HegieeJej kee"ere Gieejueer DeeefCe Deesj[tve cnCeeuee,
eue, es Fke[s, veenerlej leguee Hees[vt ee ekeerve.
eesieeeesieeveb leeJesUer heemkeueuee efYebleerJej lejbieCeeje Hegiee efomeuee.
Hegiee kemeeyemee mJele:uee Dees{le neslee. otj Kesele neslee. heemkeueveb
Hegieeuee neke ceejueer.
Hegieeveb heemkeueee DeeJeepe Sskeuee DeeefCe leeveb heemkeueee efoMesveb

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But the balloon did exactly as it

pleased. Pascal and his mother were
hardly seated in church when the
balloon appeared and hung quietly in
the air behind them.

All this worry had made him hungry. And as he still

had his coin for the collection plate, he went into a
bakeshop for some cake. Before he went inside he said
to the balloon, "Now be good and wait for me. Don't go
away."

The balloon was good, and only went as far as the

corner of the shop to warm itself in the sun. But that was
already too far. For the gang of boys who had tried to
catch it the day before saw it, and they thought that this
was the moment to try again. Without being seen they
crept up to it, jumped on it and carried it away.
When Pascal came out of the bakeshop, there was
no balloon ! He ran in every direction, looking up at the
sky. The balloon had disobeyed him again ! It had gone
off by itself ! And although he called at the top of his
voice, the balloon did not come back.
The gang had tied the balloon to a strong string,
and they were trying to teach it tricks. "We could show
this magic balloon in the circus," one of them said. He
shook a stick at the balloon. "Come here or I'll burst
you", he shouted.
As luck would have it, Pascal saw the balloon over
the top of a wall, desperately dragging at the end of its
heavy string. He called to it.
As soon as it heard his voice, the balloon flew toward
him. Pascal quickly united the string and ran off with his
balloon as fast as he could run.
The boys raced after them. They made so much
noise that everyone in the neighborhood stopped to
watch the chase. It seemed as if Pascal had stolen the
boy's balloon. Pascal thought, "I'll hide in the crowd." But
a red balloon can be seen anywhere, even in a crowd.
Pascal ran through narrow alleys, trying to lose the
gang of boys.
At one point the boys didn't know whether Pascal
had turned right or left, so they split up into several groups.
For a minute Pascal thought he had escaped them, and
he looked around for a place to rest. But as he rounded

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Peshe Iesleueer. heemkeueveb IeeF&IeeF&veb Hegieeeer oesjer mees[Jeueer DeeefCe efpelekeee

Jesieeves heUlee esF&ue eflelekeee Jesieeveb Hegieeuee IesTve lees heUle meguee.
obiesKeesj cegueebeer ieBiener leeee hee"ueeie kejeeuee ueeieueer. heUleevee
leer Flekee Deej[e-Deesj[e kejle nesleer keer, Deepetyeepetes ueeskener Deeee&eefkele
nesTve leebeer Mee&le yeIele nesles. ueeskeebvee Jeeueb, heemkeuee ogmeNeebee
Hegiee IesTve heUleese. heemkeue ieoeale Iegmetve ueheCeeee efJeeej kejle
neslee; heCe leeee ue#eele Deeueb, keer ueeue Hegiee keg"tvener efomesue...
Deieoer ieoealetvener !
ieBieee hee"ueeie egkeJeCeemee"er heemkeue Deelee ieuueeryeesUeletve
heUle meguee.
heUleeheUlee Skes ef"keeCeer cegueebee ieBieuee keUsvee keer, heemkeue
vescekee keg"s JeUuee ? [eJeerke[s keer GpeJeerke[s ?
MesJeer keener cegueb Skee yeepetves lej Gjuesueer ogmeNee yeepetves heUeueer.
#eCeYej heemkeueuee megueemeejKeb Jeeueb. leeuee peje ngMMe Peeueb. lees
Kethe oceuee neslee. leeuee keg"slejer LeebyeeJebmeb Jeele nesleb. keg"s LeebyeeJeb
cnCetve lees Skes ef"keeCeer JeUuee, leese leeeer Skee cegueeMeer kekej
Peeueer. lees lemeee ceeies efHejuee. lesJe{eele yeekeereer cegueb ogmeNee yeepetveb
efleLes heesneseueer nesleer. leeuee keenere megesvee. MesJeer efpeLes keesCeere veJnleb
DeMeer Ske ceeskeUer peeiee leeuee efomeueer. lees efleLes heUeuee. FLes leeuee
Lees[b megjef#ele Jeeueb.

a corner he bumped right into one of the gang. He ran

back the way he had come, but there were more boys
there. He was desperate he ran up a side street which
led to an empty lot. He thought he'd be safe there.

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lesJe{eele hegvne meJe& yeepetvb eer cegueb esleevee leeuee

efomeueer. leebveer heemkeueYeesJeleer ieje[e Ieeleuee.
veeF&ueepeeveb heemkeueveb Hegieeuee mees[tve efoueb.
cegueebee ieBieveb Hegieeeeceeies peeCeeSsJepeer
heemkeueueee Oejueb. Hegiee G[le Lees[e ueebye iesuee
neslee; hejbleg peWJne leeves cegueebvee heemkeueyejesyej
Yeeb[leevee yeefIeleues, leWJne lees hejle Deeuee. cegueebveer
Hegieeee efoMesves oie[ ceejeeuee megJeele kesueer.
heemkeue Deesj[uee, Hegiee ! Fke[s esT vekeesme,
let G[tve pee. Hegiee Deeheuee efce$eeuee mees[tve kemee
peeCeej ?
vescekee lesJe{eele Ske vesce Hegieeuee yemeuee
DeeefCe Hegiee Heguee.
But suddenly boys appeared from
ever y direction, and Pascal was
surrounded.
So he let go of his balloon. But this
time, instead of chasing the balloon,
the gang attacked Pascal. The balloon
flew a little way off, but when it saw Pascal
fighting it came back. The boys began
throwing stones at the balloon.
"Fly away, balloon ! Fly away !"
Pascal cried. But the balloon would not
leave its friend.
Then one of the stones hit the
balloon, and it burst.
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Heguesuee Hegieeke[s yeIetve heemkeueuee j[te

keesmeUueb. Deelee efleLes lees Skeee neslee DeeefCe
keee veJeue ! Deeeveke keenerlejer JesieUbe Ie[ueb.
meieUerke[s Hegiese Hegies efomeeeuee ueeieues. Gbe,
DeekeeMeele DeesU keve meieUs Hegies GYes jeefnues.
efkeleer megboj Me nesleb les ! he@efjmeceOeuee
meieee yebefomle Hegieebveer peCet yeb[ hegkeejueb nesleb !
While Pascal was crying over his
dead balloon, the strangest thing
happened. Everywhere balloons could
be seen flying up into the air and forming
aline high into the sky.
It was the revolt of all captive
balloons !

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Ske mebJesoveMeerue cegueiee DeeefCe ueeue Hegiee

eebee cew$eereer ner iees Deens. lees cegueiee DeeefCe leeee efce$e
ueeue Hegiee Kethe iebcele kejleele; heCe keener og cegueebvee
he@efjmeceOeues meieUs Hegies heemkeueheeMeer peceues.
leeeeYeesJeleer veeeeeuee ueeieues. Lees[eeJesUeveer
lee meieee Hegieebveer Deeheeheuee oesNee Ske$e
iegbHeuee. Ske oCeke oesj leeej kesuee. heemkeueveb
lees oesj Oejuee DeeefCe heemkeueuee IesTve les Gbe
DeekeeMeele iesues DeeefCe keee iebcele ! heemkeue lee
Hegieebyejesyej DeKKee peieeeer menue keve Deeuee !

ner cew$eer DeeJe[le veener DeeefCe ceie keee nesleb ?

les ee hegmlekeele Jeeee.
ee ieeserJej Ske megboj efe$ehe heCe kesuesuee Deens.
--------------------A very poignant tale of the friendship

And all the balloons of Paris came

down to Pascal, dancing around him,
twisting their strings into one strong one
and lifting him up into the sky. And that
was how Pascal took a wonderful trip all
around the world.

between a lonely boy and a red balloon.

The boy and the red balloon have great fun !
But some wretched boys don't like this
friendship. What follows..... ?
This story has been made into
a very beautiful film.

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