German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Affe und der Schönheitswettbewerb
Once upon a time, there was a great forest where all the animals lived together in harmony. The lion announced that there would be a beauty contest in the forest.
TranslateEs war einmal ein großer Wald, in dem alle Tiere in Harmonie zusammenlebten. Der Löwe verkündete, dass es im Wald einen Schönheitswettbewerb geben würde.
The cat brought her kitten which licked its paws and mewed cutely on the stage. Everyone were delighted to see the kitten.
TranslateDie Katze brachte ihr Kätzchen, das seine Pfoten leckte und nieldich auf der Bühne miaute. Alle freuten sich, das Kätzchen zu sehen.
The dog brought his puppy which flapped its ears and chased its own tail on the stage. Everyone loved the puppy.
TranslateDer Hund brachte seinen Welpen mit, der mit den Ohren flatterte und seinen eigenen Schwanz auf der Bühne jagte. Jeder liebte den Welpen.
The bear brought his cub which rolled on the floor and fell asleep. Everyone clapped on seeing the cub sleeping on the stage.
TranslateDer Bär brachte sein Junges, das auf dem Boden rollte und einschlief. Alle klatschten, als sie das Jungtier auf der Bühne schlafen sahen.
The monkey brought her own baby monkey which quietly stood on the stage. The baby monkey was not as cute as the puppy or the kitten or the cub.
TranslateDer Affe brachte ihr eigenes Affenbaby mit, das leise auf der Bühne stand. Der kleine Affe war nicht so süß wie der Welpe oder das Kätzchen oder das Jungtier.
The cat said, “Look at the baby money. He has a ugly flat nose! Haha. He is so ugly. He is not as cute as my kitten”
TranslateDie Katze sagte: „Schau dir das Babygeld an. Er hat eine hässliche flache Nase! Haha. Er ist so hässlich. Er ist nicht so süß wie mein Kätzchen. “
The bear said, “Look at the baby monkey. He has no hair! Haha. He is so ugly. He is not as fluffy as my cub”
TranslateDer Bär sagte: „Schau dir das Affenbaby an. Er hat keine Haare! Haha. Er ist so hässlich. Er ist nicht so flauschig wie mein Junges. “
The monkey said, “You all may say all the cruel jokes that you want. As far as I can see, all your babies are very ugly. My baby is the cutest, sweetest and dearest darling in the world”
TranslateDer Affe sagte: „Ihr könnt alle grausamen Witze sagen, die ihr wollt. Soweit ich sehen kann, sind alle eure Babys sehr hässlich. Mein Baby ist der niedlichste, süßeste und liebste Schätzchen auf der Welt. “
Moral: “Mother love is blind.”
Translate Moral: “Mutterliebe ist blind.” Hope you had fun learning German through short stories 🙂 If so leave a comment!!! For more languages: Learn German through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/German Learn Spanish through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/Spanish Learn Italian through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/Italian Learn Dutch through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/Dutch Learn French through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/French Learn Portuguese through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/Portuguese Learn Portuguese through Short stories: https://childhood-stories.com/English About: Studying through Dual Language immersion is among the best techniques for learning a new language. The objective of this website is to teach yourself how to read and speak German confidently using English as a base 🙂 These German short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Aesop’s Fables are among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis. About the Editor He has conducted over 1000 plus hours of classes to over 300 students. In simple words (his words as well as his student’s words), he is AWESOME!!! He can be reached out to at deindeutschlehrer24@gmail.com He also provides German Language courses for A1, A2 and B1 levels. Below are the details for the same: Fees for A1, A2 and B1 levels are 120€,140€ and 160€ respectively.
The author of this German dual language short story is a C1 Goethe certified German language expert. He has over 5 years’ experience in teaching German and over 8 years learning.
