German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Hirsch und sein Spiegelbild
There was once a Stag who lived in the forest. He had long and beautiful antlers which he was very proud of. They were so tall and handsome that he used to talk about them all the time.
TranslateEs war einmal ein Hirsch, der im Wald lebte. Er hatte lange und schöne Geweihe, auf die er sehr stolz war. Sie waren so groß und gutaussehend, dass er die ganze Zeit über sie sprach.
“Look Mr. Bird at my beautiful antlers. Aren’t they the most beautiful things in the world?”
“Look Mrs. Goose at my beautiful antlers. Aren’t they the most wonderful things in the world?”
“Look Mr. Tortoise at my beautiful antlers. Aren’t they the most magnificent things in the world?”
Translate„Sehen Sie sich Herr Vogel mein wunderschönes Geweih an. Sind sie nicht die schönsten Dinge der Welt? “
„Sehen Sie sich Frau Gans mein schönes Geweih an. Sind sie nicht die schönsten Dinge der Welt? “
„Sehen Sie sich Herr Schildkröte mein schönes Geweih an. Sind sie nicht die großartigsten Dinge der Welt? “
One day the stag was drinking water from a pond and he paused to stare at his reflection. He tilted his head to the left. He tilted his head to the right.
“Mr. Stag. What wonderful and magnificent antlers, you have” he said to himself.
TranslateEines Tages trank der Hirsch Wasser aus einem Teich und er machte eine Pause, um auf sein Spiegelbild zu starren. Er neigte den Kopf nach links. Er neigte den Kopf nach rechts.
„Herr. Hirsch. Was für ein wunderbares und prächtiges Geweih haben Sie “, sagte er sich.
Suddenly he noticed his legs. They were thin and spindly. He was ashamed of his legs.
“How is it that I have the most beautiful antlers but the ugliest of legs?”
TranslatePlötzlich bemerkte er seine Beine. Sie waren dünn und spindeldürr. Er schämte sich seiner Beine.
„Wie kommt es, dass ich das schönste Geweih habe, aber das hässlichste Bein?”
Suddenly he got the scent of a panther and he ran at full speed into the forest. But as he ran, his antlers got caught in a low branch and he could not get them off. He moved his antlers left and right but they were firmly stuck. Soon the panther caught up to the helpless Stag.
TranslatePlötzlich roch er wie ein Panther und rannte mit voller Geschwindigkeit in den Wald. Aber als er rannte, verfing sich sein Geweih in einem niedrigen Ast und er konnte sie nicht abnehmen. Er bewegte sein Geweih nach links und rechts, aber sie steckten fest. Bald holte der Panther den hilflosen Hirsch ein.
His legs which he considered as useless were those which would have saved him. His antlers which he was so proud of were useless ornaments in times of crisis.
TranslateSeine Beine, die er für nutzlos hielt, hätten ihn gerettet. Sein Geweih, auf das er so stolz war, war in Krisenzeiten nutzloses Schmuckstück.
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