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Der Fuchs und der Löwe

German short stories – Learning German through English

Aesop’s Fables – Der Fuchs und der Löwe

 

Once upon a time, there was Lion who was old.  The Lion was slow and could not hunt anymore.  One day he was thinking and had a brilliant idea.  

HOP! HOP! HOP!

A foolish rabbit came hopping along. The rabbit hopped near the cave saw the old lion lying there. The Lion started to groan and moan.

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Es war einmal ein alter Löwe. Der Löwe war langsam und konnte nicht mehr jagen. Eines Tages dachte er nach und hatte eine brillante Idee.

HOP! HOP! HOP!

Ein dummes Kaninchen kam vorbei. Der Hase hüpfte in der Nähe der Höhle und sah den alten Löwen dort liegen. Der Löwe fing an zu stöhnen und zu stöhnen.

 

The Rabbit asked, “How are you, Mr. Lion? You do not seem very well”.

The Lion said, “I am so sick and have a fever. Please come and feel how hot my head is.” 

The foolish rabbit went into the cave. The lion jumped on him and gobbled him up and that was the end of the rabbit.

SNAP! SNAP! GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

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Das Kaninchen fragte: „Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Löwe. Sie scheinen nicht sehr gut zu sein “.

Der Löwe sagte: „Ich bin so krank und habe Fieber. Bitte komm und fühle, wie heiß mein Kopf ist. “

Der dumme Hase ging in die Höhle. Der Löwe sprang auf ihn und verschlang ihn und das war das Ende des Kaninchens.

SNAP! SNAP! VERSCHLINGEN! VERSCHLINGEN!

 

 

TROT! TROT! TROT!

A foolish sheep came trotting along. The sheep trotted near the cave saw the old lion lying there. The Lion started to groan and moan.

The Sheep asked, “How are you, Mr. Lion? You do not seem very well”.

The Lion said, “I am so sick and have a fever. Please come and feel how hot my head is.” 

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TRAB! TRAB! TRAB!

Ein dummes Schaf trabte dahin. Die Schafe, die in der Nähe der Höhle trotteten, sahen den alten Löwen dort liegen. Der Löwe fing an zu stöhnen und zu stöhnen.

Das Schaf fragte: „Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Löwe? Sie scheinen nicht sehr gut zu sein “.

Der Löwe sagte: „Ich bin so krank und habe Fieber. Bitte komm und fühle, wie heiß mein Kopf ist. “

 

 

The foolish Sheep went into the cave. The lion jumped on him and gobbled him up and that was the end of the sheep.

SNAP! SNAP! GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

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Das dumme Schaf ging in die Höhle. Der Löwe sprang auf ihn und verschlang ihn und das war das Ende der Schafe.

SNAP! SNAP! VERSCHLINGEN! VERSCHLINGEN!

 

Swish! Swish! Swish!

A wily Fox came along with its tail swishing. The fox went near the cave saw the old lion lying there. The Lion started to groan and moan.

The Fox asked, “How are you, Mr. Lion? You do not seem very well”.

The Lion said, “I am so sick and have a fever. Please come and feel how hot my head is.” 

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Swish! Swish! Swish!

Ein schlauer Fuchs kam mit schwingendem Schwanz. Der Fuchs ging in die Nähe der Höhle und sah den alten Löwen dort liegen. Der Löwe fing an zu stöhnen und zu stöhnen.

Der Fuchs fragte: „Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Löwe? Sie scheinen nicht sehr gut zu sein “.

Der Löwe sagte: „Ich bin so krank und habe Fieber. Bitte komm und fühle, wie heiß mein Kopf ist. “

 

 

The wily Fox said, “Oh no! Mr. Lion, I see many footprints going into your cave, but no footprints coming out.  You are dangerous, Mr. Lion.  Good bye!” 

The fox ran away as fast as he could.

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Der schlaue Fuchs sagte: „Oh nein! Herr Löwe, ich sehe viele Fußspuren in Ihrer Höhle, aber keine Fußspuren. Sie sind gefährlich, Herr Löwe. Auf Wiedersehen!”

Der Fuchs rannte weg, so schnell er konnte.

 

 

 

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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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