Transcript The priest's cow Bye the pupils of the final cycle of primary school Airaines, France FRANCE Adapted from a traditional tale of Picardie At church, Jacques and.

The priest's cow
Bye the pupils of the final cycle of primary
school
Airaines, France
FRANCE
Adapted from a traditional tale of
Picardie
At church, Jacques and his wife are listening to
the priest.
The priest is preaching charity....
It's easier to eat
bacon than to
breed pigs !
What you give to the
others, God will give
you back... DOUBLE !
Jacques and his wife return to the farm. Jacques is bothered by the words
of the priest.
The priest said that... what
we give to the others, the
Good Lord gives back
double, didn't he ?
Yes !
Well my dear, I have an idea : our
cow is no good ; it hardly gives us
what it eats. I'm going to give it to
the priest. If I give it to him, it's as if
I'd given it to the Good Lord ! And
our Lord will have to give me back
two cows !
Jacques fetches his cow.
Father, I listened to you
very carefully this
morning. You're right. I'm
giving you my cow.
God
who sees
you will
reward
you .
I'm even going to put it in
the cowshed with your cow
straight away.
You set
an
example
for all
the
village.
I'm going to
have two cows
!
Here comes « the miracle »...
The door of the cowshed was badly closed.
Jacques's cow goes out. It is followed by the priest's cow.
But, where are
they ?
The priest looks for his cows.....
Here they
are, finally !
He finds them .... at Jacques !
Give
me my
cows !
NEVER !
This cows were a
present from the
Good Lord.
You've said it : he
always gives back
double !
Can't you see that
it's a mistake ? The
animals have gone
away !
Give them back to
me !
BUT !
NEVER !
Well... I don't want to
fight, it will be the
judge's decision !
Jacques and the priest are summoned to the court.
Jacques has an idea !
Jacques visits the priest.
Father, I'm not
rich, my clothes
are no good.
Please, lend me
some new ones.
It won't make
any difference.
Hang
on, I'm
going to
fetch
what
you
need.
These are a suit,
shoes and a hat.
Thank you,
Father.
Our Father is going to speak.
We're listening to you.
Right then, your
Honour, I'll explain to
you...
Don't believe what our priest says, he is a
nice man, but he is a bit crazy. He claims
that everything belonging to me belongs
to him. You'll see that !
Father, whose jacket is it ?
It's mine.
Whose pants are they ?
It's mine of
course !
And these shoes ?
Still mine, I
don't
understand ? ?
Whose cows are they ?
It's mine,
you know
that very
well !
You see !
A moi, bien
sûr !
Gentlemen,
please stand up.
I've listened to you
very carefully. On
reflexion, I've decided
that ...
Jacques will
keep the two
cows.
Jacques was sly.... But... You... What do you think about
that ?