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an unforgettable journey
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THE MEMORY
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By Sophie Strady
Marcel is an elephanta very old elephant. Like all elephants, his skin is gray and wrinkled, so it is difficult to
tell his exact age.
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Well, what day is it? Marcel asks, stretching out in his bed.
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sorbet
macarons
tarte tatin
brioche
floating
island
bananas
Jell-O
scones
tiramisu
doughnut
cornes
de gazelle
Turkish
delights
rum baba
salty licorice
Marcel heads downstairs to the kitchen, where he discovers a buffet of gourmet treats from all over the world:
heaps of raisin scones, cornes de gazelle, delectably soft Turkish delights, a stack of piping-hot crpes, an enormous
tiramisu, a tarte tatin, fortune cookies, green tea ice cream, a generous bunch of bananas, and even salty licorice.
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crme
caramel
fortune
cookies
dme au
chocolat
crpes
What delicacies! Marcel exclaims, sitting down to the feast. Who has prepared this breakfast of kings?
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After savoring nearly every morsel of breakfast, Marcel takes a shower outfitted with a big jet of water.
He scrubs his tusks, carefully dries his ears, and spends extra time cleaning his nails.
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An adult elephant weighs more than 5 tons, which is the weight of about 62 men combined! He only digests 40 to
60 percent of what he eats. With his dung, he spreads the seeds of trees and thus contributes to the reforestation
of certain regions, just as his enormous dietary needs destroy others.
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in
the
wardrobe
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Hats off! : Congratulations!
Pulled out of a hat : Appeared like magic
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elephant-hoof
pants
The Miniskirt
The first miniskirt debuted in a 1962
collection of the English fashion
designer Mary Quant, but she may
have been originally inspired by
a model she saw through a
window . . . in Saint-Tropez!
the mask
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pants
jellyfish sandals
Jellyfish sandals are beach shoes
made of plastic, with a texture and
transparency that resemble the
translucent marine
critter for which
they are
named.
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the vest
Now, what should I wear? Marcel wonders, surveying his wardrobe, which is filled to the brim. He tries on a
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variety of outfits and hats, humming all the while, finally selecting red pants with suspenders, and then slipping
on very shiny patent leather shoes.
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Ats
People have been wearing hats since antiquity: During that time,
people wore petasos, round hats with broad, flat brims that were
secured to the head with a string. Hats of straw were also popular.
The block shaper
is the woodworker
who sculpts the
blocks that milliners
use to create the
form of their hats.
Block shapers also
make blocks for
bootmakers.
The boater is
a straw hat
adorned with
a ribbon.
It was
first worn
by men (particularly
athletes) and then
by women.
In fashion since the 19th
century, the cap is light,
practical,
and equipped
with a visor
that blocks
the sun. In
French slang, its
called a gapette.
clogs
the boa
The boa, a sort of scarf
made of feathers, is worn
around the neck and looks
a bit like the snake that
inspired its name. It was
worn by elegant ladies at
the beginning of the 20th
century, and the famous
singer Rgine sung about
it in La Grande Zoa.
coattails
Coattails, or the tailcoat, are a piece of
formal clothing that is short
in the front and long
in the back, and
whose black tails
against a white
shirt evokes
a magpie.
Coattails are
worn for
white-tie
functions
(the dinner
jacket is worn
for black-tie
events).
Today, it is
mostly classical
musicians who wear
coattails.
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