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Le Mystère du Tableau Perdu

In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting mysteriously disappears from his studio. A young boy provides a clue, pointing them toward the Pont des Arts in pursuit of the enigmatic thief.

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Isabelle et Polly marchent. Elles marchent près du fleuve. Elles visitent un atelier. L'atelier est petit. Monsieur Dupont est là. Il est artiste. Il peint Paris. Le tableau est parti. Le chevalet est vide. Dupont est triste. Il dit, "Il était ici." Il se promène. Maintenant il est parti. Polly veut aider. Isabelle veut aider aussi. Elles regardent dehors. Elles voient un garçon. Le garçon regarde autour. Polly voit le garçon. Isabelle lui parle. Elle demande, "As-tu vu quelque chose ?" Le garçon hoche la tête. Il dit, "Un homme l'a pris." L'homme porte du noir. Il va au pont. Isabelle remercie le garçon. Polly le remercie aussi. Elles vont au pont. Elles veulent trouver le tableau.

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