The Pope's Wife

I'm about to finish my first book, completely in French- Legende du beau Pecopin et de la belle Bauldour by Victor Hugo.

Its a medieval German folk tale, about a night, Pecopin, who is separated from his love, Baldour, by a series of adventures.

I have a tendency to think that 'old' books don't have any humor, but this book has one of my favorite lines. Pecopin has been summoned by the King of France to be his messenger, but he really wants to go home to marry Bauldour. But, as he says, 'You can say no to the Pope's wife, but you can't say no to the King of France."

(the Pope, of course, has no wife).

What a lame start to a blog!