Misery.

很悲惨
They had thirteen children and twelve children.

他们有十二三个孩子
They were one of twelve or thirteen children.

他们就是那十二三个孩子中的
But in most of France that's not the case.

然而在法国大部分地区情况并非如此
In one part of southwestern France,

在法国西南部的一些地方
when people had a second baby they received a condolence card.

如果有人要了二胎他就会收到一张吊唁卡
Isn't that bizarre?

这难道不荒唐吗
The French population stops growing.

法国人口不再增长了
Why?

为什么
There are a couple of reasons.

有几个原因
This is just an aside, but it's interesting.

说个离题的事不过很有意思
The Napoleonic Code, remember, ends primogeniture,

《拿破仑法典》废除了长子继承权