The French have a bit of fun with the Polish language.

>The Grande Armée hated life on the Vistula, and saw only ‘want and bad weather’ ahead. One of the army’s jokes was that the entire Polish language could be reduced to five words – ‘*Chleba? Nie ma. Woda? Naraz!*’, ‘Bread? There is none. Water? Immediately!’ – so when an infantryman in a column near Nasielsk shouted out to [Napoleon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Emperor_Napoleon_in_His_Study_at_the_Tuileries_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg): ‘Papa, *Chleba?*, he immediately called back ‘*Nie ma*’, whereupon the whole column roared with laughter. ______________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "Blockades." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 432. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Rapp, *Memoirs* p. 120. _______________________ **Further Reading:** [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon]( https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**