La Ducasse from Marie-France Lepan (Translated By Christine Hamez)

 i keep the smell of pies prepared by my grand –mother. It was the opportunity   of the ‘ducasse’ as told in our northern region  of France,  pies a cream vanilla and the other to agen plums   j  loved licked  the bottom   of pan of cream a delight  it  was the preparation  of  the meals rabbit with  plums  and raisins .

they invite whole family- moment of joy and sharing. In the afternoon   my sister and I are wearing  R  our beautiful dresses and shoes bought for that day  , get to the rides what a joy ride pompon has pole held  by *‘forain’  , we had right has a free ride if we I catch  ,and also the house made  French fries  the pleasure of eating with fingers that was fat but what a treat and finally lotteries   shots nougat and we win nougat ( a sweet)   and the small

papers with   numbers or  we could win full things  j won a beautiful  doll, my sister ,  a rooster wooden  wheeled   

·      Forains are people who move to many towns. They have usually carrousels; For children, they have usually a carousel with different kind of vehicles cars bikes buses.