at the wedding

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At a wedding MARIAGE , a little boy looks at his mum MAMAN and says, " Mummy MAMAN , why does the bride LA MARIÉE wear white?"

His mother replies, "The bride LA MARIÉE is in white because she's very happy CONTENTE and this is the happiest day of her life."

The boy thinks about this, and then says, "Well, then why is the groom LE MARIÉ wearing black...?"

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let's look at these: bride, groom, and wedding. A bride is the woman getting married. A groom is the man getting married. A wedding is the ceremony where people get married.

• The bride wore a beautiful white dress.
• The groom waited nervously at the altar.
• They invited 200 guests to their wedding.

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📘 Grammar

This joke uses the present simple tense for storytelling and direct speech to show the conversation. The present simple describes actions happening now or general truths. Direct speech shows exactly what characters say using quotation marks.

• The boy asks his mother a question.
• She replies with an explanation.
• He says, "Why is the groom wearing black?"

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