Extrait du livre When I was born
When I was born by Jean-Michel Zurletti and Elena Baboni by Lirabelle publishing
When I was born, I was all there was in the world.
But when I opened my eyes, there were already two of us.
When I slept in their bed, there were three of us.
When I heard someone say « mummy », there were four of us.
When we had my birthday party, there were ten of us.
When I started school, there were thirty of us.
When I went out into the street, there were a hundred of us.
When I went to the concert, there were at least a thousand of us.
When I demonstrated with my parents, there were nearly a hundred thousand of us.
When I discovered that I lived in France, there were more than sixty million of us.
When I set out to travel the world, there were seven billion of us.
When I got married, there were already two of us.
When our child was born, he was all there was in the world.
But when he opened his eyes...
