German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Fischer und der kleine Fisch
There was once a very poor fisherman. He ate only those fish which he caught. Every morning, he would go to the river and cast his net. If he was very lucky, he would catch more than one fish. He would take the bigger fish home for his food. He would release the remaining fish so that he could catch them some other day.
TranslateEs war einmal ein sehr armer Fischer. Er aß nur die Fische, die er gefangen hatte. Jeden Morgen ging er zum Fluss und warf sein Netz. Wenn er sehr viel Glück hatte, würde er mehr als einen Fisch fangen. Er würde den größeren Fisch für sein Essen nach Hause mitnehmen. Er würde die restlichen Fische freigeben, damit er sie eines anderen Tages fangen konnte.
One day, his luck was not so well. He cast his net many times but he could not catch any fish. In the end, he caught one tiny fish.
“Hmm, you are so small. You shall not even fill my stomach.”
TranslateEines Tages war sein Glück nicht so gut. Er warf sein Netz viele Male, konnte aber keinen Fisch fangen. Am Ende fing er einen winzigen Fisch.
„Hmm, du bist so klein. Du sollst nicht mal meinen Magen füllen. “
He was about to put the fish into his basket when the Fish spoke to him.
“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman. I am very small. It is not worth your time to carry me home. Let me go. I will become very big soon and then you can eat me. I shall then be able to fill your stomach.”
TranslateEr war gerade dabei, den Fisch in seinen Korb zu legen, als der Fisch zu ihm sprach.
„Bitte verschonen Sie mich, Herr Fischer. Ich bin sehr klein. Es ist Ihre Zeit nicht wert, mich nach Hause zu tragen. Lassen Sie mich gehen. Ich werde bald sehr groß und dann können Sie mich essen. Ich werde dann in der Lage sein, Ihren Magen zu füllen. “
The fisherman looked at the fish and quietly put it into his basket.
“I would be a fool to release you back into the water. No matter how small you are, it is still better than having no fish at all.”
TranslateDer Fischer sah den Fisch an und legte ihn leise in seinen Korb.
„Ich wäre ein Dummkopf, dich wieder ins Wasser zu lassen. Egal wie klein du bist, es ist immer noch besser, als überhaupt keinen Fisch zu haben. “
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