is apparently contained here:
Sorry we didn't get it all, but could some of our better-French speaking correspondents please post the translation of what we did get?
Merci.
Added 2 August 2005: Thanks to Paul Kay for this translation, which we have confirmed from the highest sources is accurate and "exactly the story." Too bad we didn't take a picture of the whole sign, so we could know the ending....
Once upon a time in Montmartre there lived a good man who had the unique gift of being able to go through walls easily.” A minor functionary in a ministry, he discovered this strange ability by accident, and used it first to drive his boss, who systematically humiliated him, crazy. After some successful burglaries which he signed “Garou-Garou,” the turn of the prison warden came [to be his victim]. He [the warden] couldn’t deal with a prisoner who went out each lunchtime and innocently stuck him with the check. It was love, however, that brought our hero low. Unable to pass through the walls after a night of passion…
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Hi, this is going to be brief and probably full of errors because I hurt my back a little, but am getting better. The strange statue and plaque is based on a comic novel called Le passe-muraille by Marcel Ayme (acute accent on the final e). The first sentece of the placard is probably the first sentence of the book. A rough, first pass, translation follows:
“Once upon a time in Montmartre there lived a good man who had the unique gift of being able to go through walls easily.” A minor functionary in a ministry, he discovered this strange ability by accident, and used it first to drive his boss, who systematically humiliated him, crazy. After some successful burglaries which he signed “Garou-Garou,” the turn of the prison warden came [to be his victim]. He [the warden] couldn’t deal with a prisoner who went out each lunchtime and innocently stuck him with the check. It was love, however, that brought our hero low. Unable to pass through the walls after a night of passion…
WE love your blog and we think about you all all the time. I'm delighted that the Paris trip is turning out to be so rewarding.
Love to all,
Paul
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