German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Ochse und die Frösche
Once upon a time, there lived a family of frogs in a pond. There was papa Frog who had a fat belly and a loud croak. There was mama Frog who had large beautiful eyes. There was brother Frog who had a long tongue. There was a sister Frog who had long pretty nails.
TranslateEs war einmal eine Familie von Fröschen in einem Teich. Da war Papa Frosch, der einen fetten Bauch und ein lautes Krächzen hatte. Da war Mama Frosch, die große schöne Augen hatte. Da war Bruder Frosch, der eine lange Zunge hatte. Es gab einen Schwester Frosch, der lange hübsche Nägel hatte.
Grandpa frog always used to read the newspaper. Grandma frog loved to bake. There also were many baby frogs. They were a very happy family of frogs.
TranslateOpa Frosch las immer die Zeitung. Oma Frosch liebte es zu backen. Es gab auch viele Baby Frösche. Sie waren eine sehr glückliche Familie von Fröschen.
One day, a large ox came to the pond to drink water. SPLAAAASH he walked straight into the pond and drank water. Papa frog and brother frog had gone to work in the fields. All the other frogs had gone to the shop to buy cakes. Only the baby frogs saw the Ox for the first time.
TranslateEines Tages kam ein großer Ochse zum Teich, um Wasser zu trinken. SPLAAAASH ging er direkt in den Teich und trank Wasser. Papa Frosch und Bruder Frosch waren auf die Felder gegangen, um zu arbeiten. Alle anderen Frösche waren in den Laden gegangen, um Kuchen zu kaufen. Nur die kleinen Frösche sahen den Ochsen zum ersten Mal.
“Wow. You are so big” said one of the baby frogs to the Ox.
“Hello, baby frog. Yes I am very big” said the ox proudly.
“Who are you” asked the baby frog.
“I am the Ox, strong and powerful. I pull the carts for my friend, the farmer”
“Wow. That huge cart over there”, said the baby frog amazed.
“Yes. I can pull it easily even if 10 men sat in it” said the ox proudly.
Translate„Wow. Du bist so groß “, sagte einer der Babyfrösche zum Ochsen.
„Hallo, kleiner Frosch. Ja, ich bin sehr groß “, sagte der Ochse stolz.
“Wer bist du?”, Fragte der kleine Frosch.
„Ich bin der Ochse, stark und mächtig. Ich ziehe die Karren für meinen Freund, den Bauern. “
„Wow. Dieser riesige Karren da drüben “, sagte der kleine Frosch erstaunt.
„Ja. Ich kann es leicht ziehen, selbst wenn 10 Männer darin saßen “, sagte der Ochse stolz.
“There is no bigger animal than the Ox” said one of the baby frogs.
“Indeed”, said all the baby frogs together.
“You are right!” said the Ox.
Translate„Es gibt kein größeres Tier als den Ochsen”, sagte einer der Babyfrösche.
„In der Tat”, sagten alle Baby Frösche zusammen.
“Du hast recht!” sagte der Ochse.
In the evening when all the frogs came back home, the baby frogs were very excited.
“What happened here? Why are you all excited?” asked papa frog.
“We saw an Ox. He is the biggest animal in the entire world” said one of the baby frogs.
TranslateAm Abend, als alle Frösche nach Hause kamen, waren die Baby Frösche sehr aufgeregt.
„Was ist hier passiert? Warum seid ihr alle aufgeregt? ” fragte Papa Frosch.
„Wir haben einen Ochsen gesehen. Er ist das größte Tier der Welt “, sagte einer der Babyfrösche.
“Hmm. Was he big? Was he bigger than me?” said Papa frog loudly.
“Yes. He is so much bigger” said the baby frog.
Papa frog pulled in his breath and puffed himself up.
Translate„Hmm. War er groß? War er größer als ich? ” sagte Papa Frosch laut.
„Ja. Er ist so viel größer “, sagte der kleine Frosch.
Papa Frosch holte Luft und blies sich auf.
“Is he still bigger than me?” said Papa frog loudly.
“Yes. He is so much bigger” said the baby frog.
Papa frog pulled in his breath even more and puffed himself up.
Translate„Ist er noch größer als ich?” sagte Papa Frosch laut.
„Ja. Er ist so viel größer “, sagte der kleine Frosch.
Papa Frosch holte noch mehr Luft und blies sich auf.
“Is he still bigger than me?” said Papa frog loudly.
“Yes. He is so much bigger” said the baby frog.
Papa frog pulled in his breath even more with great difficulty. He puffed himself up to his biggest size.
Translate„Ist er noch größer als ich?” sagte Papa Frosch laut.
„Ja. Er ist so viel größer“ sagte der kleine Frosch.
Papa Frosch holte noch schwerer Luft. Er paffte sich auf seine größte Größe auf.
“Is he still bigger than me?” said Papa frog loudly.
“Yes. He is so much bigger” said the baby frog.
Papa frog pulled in his breath one last time. He puffed himself up so much that he exploded.
Translate„Ist er noch größer als ich?” sagte Papa Frosch laut.
„Ja. Er ist so viel größer “, sagte der kleine Frosch.
Papa Frosch holte ein letztes Mal Luft. Er blähte sich so auf, dass er explodierte.
The moral of the story:
Do not attempt the impossible.
Translate
Die Moral der Geschichte:
Versuchen Sie nicht das Unmögliche.
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