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Der Bauer und die Kräne

German short stories – Learning German through English

Aesop’s Fables – Der Bauer und die Kraniche

 

Once upon a time, there was a farmer who had a large farm. He ploughed the farm in the summer.

PLOUGH… PLOUGH… PLOUGH…

Then he planted the seeds.

PLANT… PLANT… PLANT…

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Es war einmal ein Bauer, der eine große Farm hatte. Er pflügte die Farm im Sommer.

Pflug … Pflug … Pflug …

Dann pflanzte er die Samen.

PFLANZE… PFLANZEN …PFLANZEN …

 

The Cranes were watching the farmer very carefully. They were hiding and waiting for the farmer to leave. When the farmer finished planting, he left for his home. The cranes entered the field and began to eat the seeds.

The farmer was a very smart farmer. He had planted seeds many times. He knew that the cranes would come and steal the seeds. He came with a slingshot and some stones.

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Die Kräne beobachteten den Bauern sehr genau. Sie versteckten sich und warteten darauf, dass der Bauer ging. Als der Bauer mit dem Pflanzen fertig war, ging er nach Hause. Die Kräne betraten das Feld und begannen, die Samen zu fressen.

Der Bauer war ein sehr kluger Bauer. Er hatte viele Male Samen gepflanzt. Er wusste, dass die Kräne kommen und die Samen stehlen würden. Er kam mit einer Schleuder und einigen Steinen.

 

 

He decided that he should scare the cranes away. He screamed at the cranes and waved the slingshot. He did not use any of the stones. The cranes saw the slingshot and got frightened and they flew away.

FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!

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Er beschloss, die Kräne abzuschrecken. Er schrie die Kräne an und winkte mit der Schleuder. Er benutzte keinen der Steine. Die Kräne sahen die Schleuder und wurden ängstlich und flogen davon.

KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE!

 

 

The cranes came back the next day and started eating the seeds. The farmer again decided that he should scare the cranes away. He screamed at the cranes and waved the slingshot again. He did not use any of the stones again. The cranes again saw the slingshot and got frightened and they flew away.

FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!

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Die Kräne kamen am nächsten Tag zurück und begannen, die Samen zu fressen. Der Bauer entschied erneut, die Kräne abzuschrecken. Er schrie die Kräne an und winkte erneut mit der Schleuder. Er benutzte keinen der Steine ​​mehr. Die Kräne sahen wieder die Schleuder und wurden ängstlich und sie flogen davon.

KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE! KLAPPE!

 

 

Soon the cranes realized that they were always safe. They paid no attention to the farmer’s scream. The farmer had no choice. He loaded his sling and many cranes got badly hurt. They flew away from the farm and never came back.

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Bald erkannten die Kräne, dass sie immer sicher waren. Sie achteten nicht auf den Schrei des Bauern. Der Bauer hatte keine Wahl. Er lud seine Schlinge und viele Kräne wurden schwer verletzt. Sie flogen von der Farm weg und kamen nie zurück.

 

 

 

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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
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. 

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

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