raconter vs dire

[distant wind]

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raconter vs dire

[steel charm]

Raconter = narrate, tell a story
So not the right verb for this context.

[wicked rover]

merci beaucoup

[manic pier]

Could I know why Dis-lui but not lui-dis as well?

[steel charm]

Positive imperative is the only exception when it comes to the object/adverbial pronoun placement: the pronoun is placed after the verb.

As for the reason, I don't know.