German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Löwe, der Bär und der Fuchs
Once upon a time, there was a great famine in the forest. Most of the plant eating animals or Herbivores left the forest. The meat eating animals or the Carnivores, decided to stay on.
The animals were starving and food was rare. One day a bear was searching for food when it saw a lamb. The Bear was ready to jump and eat the lamb when a Lion also saw the Lamb.
TranslateEs war einmal eine große Hungersnot im Wald. Die meisten pflanzenfressenden Tiere oder Pflanzenfresser verließen den Wald. Die fleischfressenden Tiere oder die Fleischfresser beschlossen, weiter zu bleiben.
Die Tiere hungerten und Futter war selten. Eines Tages suchte ein Bär nach Nahrung, als er ein Lamm sah. Der Bär war bereit zu springen und das Lamm zu fressen, als ein Löwe auch das Lamm sah.
The Lion growled and moved towards the lamb. The Bear stood in the middle they both attacked each other. Soon, both the Lion and the Bear were very tired and exhausted from all the fighting.
TranslateDer Löwe knurrte und ging auf das Lamm zu. Der Bär stand in der Mitte, beide griffen sich gegenseitig an. Bald waren sowohl der Löwe als auch der Bär sehr müde und erschöpft von all den Kämpfen.
Just as they were lying down, a fox ran towards the lamb, grabbed it and ran into the forest. The Bear and the Lion were too tired to chase the fox.
The Bear said, “It would have been better if we had just shared the Lamb.”
TranslateGerade als sie sich hinlegten, rannte ein Fuchs auf das Lamm zu, packte es und rannte in den Wald. Der Bär und der Löwe waren zu müde, um den Fuchs zu jagen.
Der Bär sagte: “Es wäre besser gewesen, wenn wir nur das Lamm geteilt hätten.”
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