The Story of Cosette Desplechin: Chapter One

Bonjour, my name is Cosette Desplechin and I live in Paris, France. I am ten years old and attend elementary school. I have frizzy blonde hair that is always in a high ponytail. My blue eyes match my hair, as my mother says.Today was the day that I was going to meet my male cousin, Jean Louis. It is pronounced JHZ-on-LOO-ee. I had heard about him from my other cousin, Odette. She said Jean Louis is a horrid, pig-like boy that loves to eat. And he has absolutely no manners, is rude to relatives, and flicks peanuts at the back of your neck! But alas, Odette lies alot. As I got in the taxi, my mother said to me; "Te robe est belle,mon petit." which means "Your dress is pretty, my little one." The drive was a long one. As soon as I got out of the taxi, there stood a lady with fire red hair and freckled skin, my Aunt Collette probably, and next to her, a skinny young boy that wasn't the slightest bit pig-like.