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Demander la Lune (To Ask for the Moon) Posted by on Sep 30, 2012

Just as it’s the case in English, the French expression demander la lune means “to ask for the moon“, “to ask for too much”; “to ask for something impossible or nearly impossible to get.” Now imagine if people demandaient la lune à la lune elle-même (asked the moon itself for the moon), how often can they get…

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Comme Toi (Like You) Posted by on Sep 23, 2012

This is the story of a little girl who was barely eight years old. She lived in Warsaw, Poland. It was the eve of the Second World War. The horrible Holocaust was about to be unleashed by the Nazis. All she wanted was to play and enjoy a happy life. All she wanted was to…

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