Project Gutenberg 2009-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 112 Renard, Jules 1864 1910 Renard, Pierre Jules Coquecigrues Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Coquecigrues" by Jules Renard is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories often reflect on themes of everyday life, human nature, and observations drawn from the ordinary events surrounding the characters, such as the interactions between an old man and soldiers or the peculiarities of family dynamics. Renard's writing combines a sense of humor with poignant reflections on the absurdities of life. At the start of "Coquecigrues," we are introduced to a whimsical old man preparing to host French soldiers, diligently ensuring he has everything ready—from fresh fish in the river to an abundance of food for them. His joyful anticipation is interrupted when he learns no soldiers are coming, prompting a series of humorous and revealing interactions with his wife and his attempt to connect with the soldiers he admires from afar. The opening sets a tone of both innocent excitement and subtle commentary on the nature of hospitality and human connection, inviting readers into Renard's richly observed world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Short stories, French PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: French Literature 251424 2025-08-12T11:02:57.839524 text/html 233656 2024-10-24T20:26:34 text/html 164010 2025-08-12T11:03:02.374493 application/epub+zip 165601 2025-08-12T11:02:58.504535 application/epub+zip 160561 2025-08-12T11:02:58.109523 application/epub+zip 272768 2025-08-12T11:03:05.258497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251535 2025-08-12T11:03:02.065504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243321 2022-09-14T05:06:45.725315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220618 2025-08-12T11:02:57.156524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200748 2024-10-24T20:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16778 2025-08-12T11:03:05.412462 application/rdf+xml 12817 2025-08-12T11:02:58.195508 image/jpeg 2320 2025-08-12T11:02:58.152510 image/jpeg 152859 2025-08-12T11:02:57.863522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia