German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Junge und die Haselnüsse
There was once a boy who was very greedy. His mother wanted to teach him a lesson. His mother filled up a jar with Hazelnuts.
TranslateEs war einmal ein Junge, der sehr gierig war. Seine Mutter wollte ihm eine Lektion erteilen. Seine Mutter füllte ein Glas mit Haselnüssen.
She said to her son, “Child. Do you like Hazelnuts?”
“Yes Mummy! Can I have some?”
“Of course dear. You can have all that you want. But on one condition, you should take only one fistful.”
TranslateSie sagte zu ihrem Sohn: „Kind. Magst du Haselnüsse? “
„Ja Mama! Kann ich einige haben?”
„Natürlich, Schatz. Du kannst alles haben, was du willst. Aber unter einer Bedingung: Du solltest nur eine Handvoll nehmen. “
The boy put his hand in, and tried to take out an entire fistful of nuts. But much as he wanted, he could not take his hand out. He stood there without dropping a single nut but still could not take his hand out. Soon his hand began to hurt and he started to cry.
TranslateDer Junge legte seine Hand hinein und versuchte, eine ganze Handvoll Nüsse herauszunehmen. Aber so sehr er wollte, konnte er seine Hand nicht herausnehmen. Er stand da, ohne eine einzige Nuss fallen zu lassen, konnte aber seine Hand immer noch nicht herausnehmen. Bald begann seine Hand zu schmerzen und er fing an zu weinen.
The other told him, “My child, you should be satisfied with half the nuts in your hand. Then only can you take out your hand. If you try to take more than you can hold, you will easily get your hand out.”
TranslateDer andere sagte zu ihm: „Mein Kind, du solltest mit der Hälfte der Nüsse in deiner Hand zufrieden sein. Nur dann kannst du deinee Hand herausnehmen. Wenn du versuchst, mehr zu nehmen, als du halten kannst, wirst du leicht deine Hand herausholen. “
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