La marelle--French hopscotch
Usually French children use colored chalk to mark the spaces to play "la marelle" or hopscotch, but as you can see here the city of Paris provides permanent, waterproof hopscotch patterns for neighborhood children and light-hearted adults. Notice that the starting point is "terre" or earth, and the ultimate goal is to make it to "ciel" sky.
Vocabulary
sauter à cloche-pied: hop
une craie: a piece of chalk
un caillou: a stone
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