Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 8
' As he took up the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner, and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentenced to die.
Als er den goldenen Sattel aufhob, erwachte der Stallknecht und schrie so laut, dass alle Wachen hereinliefen und ihn gefangen nahmen, und am Morgen wurde er wieder vor das Gericht gebracht, um gerichtet zu werden, und wurde zum Tode verurteilt.
But it was agreed, that, if he could bring thither the beautiful princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for his own.
Aber es wurde vereinbart, dass er leben solle und ihm der Vogel und das Pferd zu eigen gegeben werden sollten, wenn er die schöne Prinzessin dorthin bringen könne.
Then he went his way very sorrowful; but the old fox came and said, 'Why did not you listen to me?
Da ging er sehr betrübt seines Weges; aber der alte Fuchs kam und sagte: „Warum hast du nicht auf mich gehört?
If you had, you would have carried away both the bird and the horse; yet will I once more give you counsel.
Hättest du es getan, so hättest du sowohl den Vogel als auch das Pferd davongetragen; dennoch will ich dir noch einmal einen Rat geben.
Go straight on, and in the evening you will arrive at a castle.
Gehe geradeaus, und am Abend wirst du an einem Schloss ankommen.
At twelve o'clock at night the princess goes to the bathing-house: go up to her and give her a kiss, and she will let you lead her away; but take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of her father and mother.'
Um zwölf Uhr nachts geht die Prinzessin zum Badehaus: gehe zu ihr und gib ihr einen Kuss, und sie wird dich fortführen lassen; aber gib Acht, dass du es nicht zulässt, dass sie geht, um sich von ihrem Vater und ihrer Mutter zu verabschieden."
Then the fox stretched out his tail, and so away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again.
Da streckte der Fuchs seinen Schwanz aus, und so gingen sie über Stock und Stein davon, bis ihnen das Haar wieder pfiff.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; used to introduce a past event or clause
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine form
- goldenen
- Golden; adjective describing something made of or like gold
- Sattel
- Saddle; seat placed on a horse for riding
- aufhob
- Picked up; past tense of aufheben, to lift
- erwachte
- Woke up; past tense of erwachen, to awaken
- der
- The; definite article in nominative masculine form
- Stallknecht
- Stable hand; servant who cares for horses
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses
- schrie
- Screamed; past tense of schreien, to shout loudly
- so
- So; adverb indicating degree or manner
- laut
- Loud; making a strong or high volume sound
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
- alle
- All; referring to every member of a group
- Wachen
- Guards; soldiers or sentinels keeping watch
- hereinliefen
- Ran inside; past tense of hereinlaufen, to run in
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of the masculine pronoun er
- gefangen
- Captured; past participle of fangen, to catch
- nahmen
- Took; past tense of nehmen, to take
- am
- At the; contraction of an dem used with time expressions
- Morgen
- Morning; the early part of the day
- wurde
- Was; past tense auxiliary for passive constructions
- wieder
- Again; indicating repetition of an action
- vor
- Before; preposition indicating position or time
- das
- The; definite article in nominative or accusative neuter
- Gericht
- Court; a judicial body that administers justice
- gebracht
- Brought; past participle of bringen, to bring
- um
- In order to; preposition or conjunction expressing purpose
- gerichtet
- Judged; past participle meaning tried in a court
- zu
- To; infinitive particle or preposition of direction
- werden
- To become; auxiliary verb used in passive constructions
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem
- Tode
- Death; dative form of Tod, end of life
- verurteilt
- Sentenced; condemned by a court to a punishment
- Aber
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun
- vereinbart
- Agreed; past participle of vereinbaren, to arrange
- leben
- To live; to remain alive or continue existing
- solle
- Should; subjunctive form of sollen, expressing obligation
- ihm
- Him; dative form of the masculine pronoun er
- Vogel
- Bird; a feathered winged animal
- Pferd
- Horse; a large domesticated riding animal
- eigen
- Own; belonging exclusively to someone
- gegeben
- Given; past participle of geben, to give
- sollten
- Should; past subjunctive of sollen, expressing expectation
- wenn
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition
- die
- The; definite article in nominative feminine or plural
- schöne
- Beautiful; adjective describing attractive appearance
- Prinzessin
- Princess; daughter of a king or queen
- dorthin
- There; to that place, indicating direction away
- bringen
- To bring; to carry something or someone somewhere
- könne
- Could; subjunctive form of können, expressing ability
- Da
- Then; adverb indicating a moment or consequence
- ging
- Went; past tense of gehen, to go
- sehr
- Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
- betrübt
- Sad; feeling sorrow or distress
- seines
- His; genitive form of the masculine possessive pronoun
- Weges
- Way; genitive of Weg, meaning path or road
- aber
- But; conjunction showing contrast between clauses
- alte
- Old; adjective describing something of great age
- Fuchs
- Fox; a cunning wild animal with a bushy tail
- kam
- Came; past tense of kommen, to come
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen, to say
- Warum
- Why; interrogative asking for a reason
- hast
- Have; second person singular present of haben
- du
- You; second person singular informal pronoun
- nicht
- Not; negation particle used to negate a statement
- auf
- On; preposition indicating position or direction
- mich
- Me; accusative form of the first person pronoun
- gehört
- Listened; past participle of hören, to hear
- Hättest
- Had; second person singular subjunctive II of haben
- getan
- Done; past participle of tun, to do
- hättest
- Would have; conditional form used in hypothetical clauses
- sowohl
- Both; used in sowohl…als auch, meaning as well as
- als
- As; conjunction used in comparisons or time clauses
- auch
- Also; adverb meaning too or as well
- davongetragen
- Carried away; past participle of davontragen, to take away
- dennoch
- Nevertheless; adverb meaning despite that or still
- will
- Want; first person singular present of wollen
- ich
- I; first person singular personal pronoun
- dir
- You; dative form of the second person singular pronoun
- noch
- Still; adverb indicating continuation or one more time
- einmal
- Once; indicating something happening one single time
- einen
- A; indefinite article in masculine accusative form
- Rat
- Advice; a suggestion or recommendation given to someone
- geben
- To give; to hand over or provide something
- Gehe
- Go; imperative singular of gehen, to walk
- geradeaus
- Straight ahead; moving directly forward without turning
- Abend
- Evening; the period between afternoon and night
- wirst
- Will; second person singular future auxiliary of werden
- an
- At; preposition indicating location or time
- einem
- A; indefinite article in dative masculine or neuter form
- Schloss
- Castle; a large fortified royal or noble residence
- ankommen
- To arrive; to reach a destination
- Um
- At; preposition used with clock times
- zwölf
- Twelve; the number 12
- Uhr
- O'clock; used to express time on a clock
- nachts
- At night; adverb indicating nighttime occurrence
- geht
- Goes; third person singular present of gehen
- Badehaus
- Bathhouse; a building containing bathing facilities
- gehe
- Go; first person singular present of gehen
- ihr
- Her; dative or possessive form referring to a female
- gib
- Give; imperative singular of geben, to give
- Kuss
- Kiss; a touch with the lips as affection
- sie
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- wird
- Will; third person singular future auxiliary of werden
- dich
- You; accusative form of the second person singular pronoun
- fortführen
- To lead away; to take someone from a place
- lassen
- To let; to allow or cause something to happen
- Acht
- Attention; take care, used in Acht geben
- zulässt
- Allows; third person singular of zulassen, to permit
- sich
- Herself; reflexive pronoun for third person subjects
- von
- From; preposition indicating origin or separation
- ihrem
- Her; dative form of the possessive pronoun ihr
- Vater
- Father; a male parent
- ihrer
- Her; genitive or dative feminine possessive pronoun
- Mutter
- Mother; a female parent
- verabschieden
- To say goodbye; to take leave from someone
- streckte
- Stretched out; past tense of strecken, to extend
- seinen
- His; masculine accusative possessive pronoun form
- Schwanz
- Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
- aus
- Out; preposition or separable prefix meaning outward
- gingen
- Went; past tense plural of gehen, to go
- über
- Over; preposition meaning across or above something
- Stock
- Stick; a wooden rod or branch
- Stein
- Stone; a hard solid mineral rock material
- davon
- Away; adverb indicating movement from a place
- bis
- Until; preposition or conjunction indicating a time limit
- ihnen
- Them; dative plural personal pronoun
- Haar
- Hair; thin strands growing on the head or body
- pfiff
- Whistled; past tense of pfeifen, to whistle
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