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French words in French plus one single letter added

Pris - Price 

Paris - Paris

This single entry was given during the Scottish International Storytelling Festival Edinburgh 28/1017 via N.V. De La Marre of Paris 

file             (queue)

fille            (girl)

montre     (watch)

monstre  (monster)

crise         (crisis)

cerise       (cherry)

code         (code)                                       

corde        (rope)

vole          (flies - as in “the bird flies”/

                   steals - as in “someone steals”)

voile         (sail/veil)

hameau   (hamlet)

chameau (camel)

pote          (buddy)

porte        (door)

avion        (plane)

aviron       (rowing)

lire             (to read)

livre           (book)

pire            (worse)

poire         (pear)

gare          (train station)

garde        (guard)

cousin      (cousin)

coussin   (cushion)

coller        (to glue)

collier       (necklace)

amer         (bitter)

aimer        (to love)

pôle          (pole - as in “North Pole")

poule        (hen)

rue             (street)

roue          (wheel)

bouche    (mouth)

boucher   (butcher)

main         (hand)

marin        (sailor)

pris            (taken)

Paris          Paris 

Marie        (Mary)

mairie       (town hall)

crotte       (poop)

carotte    (carrot)

rousse     (red-haired)

trousse    (pencil case)

poison     (poison)

poisson   (fish)

Vocabulary was compiled provided by children who attended the Biblioclub’s workshop, led by Marie Boucher and Nathalie Delamarre (Vanves - Paris France) 

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