German short stories – Learning German through English
Aesop’s Fables – Der Wolf und sein Schatten
Once upon a time, there lived a Wolf in the forest. The wolf was very arrogant. He always thought that he was the largest and the strongest animal in the world. He never respected any animal. He did not even respect the Lion and believed that he would be a stronger and greater king.
TranslateEs war einmal ein Wolf im Wald. Der Wolf war sehr arrogant. Er dachte immer, er sei das größte und stärkste Tier der Welt. Er hat nie ein Tier respektiert. Er respektierte den Löwen nicht einmal und glaubte, dass er ein stärkerer und größerer König sein würde.
He once had a heavy meal and came out to the sunset. In the sunset, the shadow is very long. He saw that the shadow cast by the sun was very long. It made him look a hundred times bigger than he actually was.
TranslateEr hatte einmal eine schwere Mahlzeit und kam zum Sonnenuntergang heraus. Im Sonnenuntergang ist der Schatten sehr lang. Er sah, dass der Schatten der Sonne sehr lang war. Es ließ ihn hundertmal größer aussehen als er tatsächlich war.
“Oh how huge and powerful I am. I am so much bigger than the lion. I must go and challenge him to a fight.”
Translate„Oh, wie groß und mächtig ich bin. Ich bin so viel größer als der Löwe. Ich muss ihn zu einem Kampf herausfordern.“
Saying so, he ran to the lion. The lion was fast asleep and had no visible shadow. The wolf thought that he was very large compared to the lion. The wolf howled and woke up the lion and challenged him to a fight.
TranslateAls er das sagte, rannte er zu dem Löwen. Der Löwe schlief tief und fest und hatte keinen sichtbaren Schatten. Der Wolf dachte, dass er im Vergleich zum Löwen sehr groß war. Der Wolf heulte und weckte den Löwen und forderte ihn zu einem Kampf auf.
The lion stood up in anger and the wolf saw that the lion’s shadow was so many times bigger than his. He had to run away from the forest to save his own life.
TranslateDer Löwe stand wütend auf und der Wolf sah, dass der Schatten des Löwen so viel größer war als seiner. Er musste vom Wald weglaufen, um sein eigenes Leben zu retten.
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