Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 9
As they came to the castle, all was as the fox had said, and at twelve o'clock the young man met the princess going to the bath and gave her the kiss, and she agreed to run away with him, but begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father.
Als sie zum Schloss kamen, war alles so, wie der Fuchs gesagt hatte, und um zwölf Uhr traf der junge Mann die Prinzessin, die zum Bad ging, und gab ihr den Kuss, und sie erklärte sich bereit, mit ihm zu fliehen, bat ihn aber unter vielen Tränen, ihr zu erlauben, sich von ihrem Vater zu verabschieden.
At first he refused, but she wept still more and more, and fell at his feet, till at last he consented; but the moment she came to her father's house the guards awoke and he was taken prisoner again.
Zuerst weigerte er sich, aber sie weinte immer mehr und fiel ihm zu Füßen, bis er schließlich zustimmte; doch in dem Moment, als sie das Haus ihres Vaters betrat, erwachten die Wachen und er wurde erneut gefangen genommen.
Then he was brought before the king, and the king said, 'You shall never have my daughter unless in eight days you dig away the hill that stops the view from my window.'
Dann wurde er vor den König gebracht, und der König sagte: „Du sollst meine Tochter niemals haben, es sei denn, du gräbst in acht Tagen den Hügel weg, der die Aussicht von meinem Fenster versperrt."
Now this hill was so big that the whole world could not take it away: and when he had worked for seven days, and had done very little, the fox came and said.
Nun war dieser Hügel so groß, dass die ganze Welt ihn nicht hätte abtragen können: und als er sieben Tage gearbeitet hatte und kaum etwas geschafft hatte, kam der Fuchs und sagte.
'Lie down and go to sleep; I will work for you.'
„Leg dich hin und schlaf; ich werde für dich arbeiten."
And in the morning he awoke and the hill was gone; so he went merrily to the king, and told him that now that it was removed he must give him the princess.
Und am Morgen erwachte er und der Hügel war verschwunden; so ging er fröhlich zum König und teilte ihm mit, dass er ihm nun, da der Hügel beseitigt war, die Prinzessin geben müsse.
Then the king was obliged to keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the fox came and said to him, 'We will have all three, the princess, the horse, and the bird.'
Da war der König gezwungen, sein Wort zu halten, und fort gingen der junge Mann und die Prinzessin; und der Fuchs kam und sagte zu ihm: „Wir werden alle drei haben, die Prinzessin, das Pferd und den Vogel."
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Vocabulary
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as' in past context
- sie
- Pronoun meaning 'she,' 'they,' or formal 'you'
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem,' meaning 'to the'
- Schloss
- Castle or palace; also means lock
- kamen
- Past tense of 'kommen,' meaning 'came'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein,' meaning 'was'
- alles
- Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'as'
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'how,' or 'like'
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Fuchs
- Noun meaning 'fox,' a cunning wild animal
- gesagt
- Past participle of 'sagen,' meaning 'said'
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben,' meaning 'had'
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses
- um
- Preposition meaning 'at,' 'around,' or 'in order to'
- zwölf
- The number twelve
- Uhr
- Noun meaning 'clock' or 'o'clock' indicating time
- traf
- Past tense of 'treffen,' meaning 'met' or 'encountered'
- junge
- Adjective meaning 'young,' describing age or freshness
- Mann
- Noun meaning 'man,' an adult male person
- die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- Prinzessin
- Noun meaning 'princess,' daughter of a king
- Bad
- Noun meaning 'bath' or 'bathroom'
- ging
- Past tense of 'gehen,' meaning 'went'
- gab
- Past tense of 'geben,' meaning 'gave'
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning 'her,' 'their,' or 'your' (plural informal)
- den
- Definite article 'the' in accusative masculine case
- Kuss
- Noun meaning 'kiss,' a touch with the lips
- erklärte
- Past tense of 'erklären,' meaning 'declared' or 'explained'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself,' 'himself,' or 'themselves'
- bereit
- Adjective meaning 'ready' or 'prepared' for something
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment
- ihm
- Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or infinitive marker
- fliehen
- Verb meaning 'to flee' or 'to escape'
- bat
- Past tense of 'bitten,' meaning 'asked' or 'requested'
- ihn
- Accusative pronoun meaning 'him'
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' indicating contrast
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under,' 'among,' or 'amid'
- vielen
- Adjective meaning 'many,' indicating large quantity
- Tränen
- Noun meaning 'tears,' drops of liquid from crying
- erlauben
- Verb meaning 'to allow' or 'to permit'
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from,' 'of,' or 'by'
- ihrem
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their' (dative)
- Vater
- Noun meaning 'father,' a male parent
- verabschieden
- Verb meaning 'to say goodbye' or 'to bid farewell'
- Zuerst
- Adverb meaning 'first' or 'at first'
- weigerte
- Past tense of 'weigern,' meaning 'refused'
- er
- Pronoun meaning 'he,' referring to a male subject
- weinte
- Past tense of 'weinen,' meaning 'cried' or 'wept'
- immer
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'more and more'
- mehr
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more'
- fiel
- Past tense of 'fallen,' meaning 'fell'
- Füßen
- Dative plural of 'Fuß,' meaning 'feet'
- bis
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'to'
- schließlich
- Adverb meaning 'finally,' 'eventually,' or 'in the end'
- zustimmte
- Past tense of 'zustimmen,' meaning 'agreed' or 'consented'
- doch
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'but,' 'however,' or 'yet'
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'inside'
- dem
- Definite article 'the' in dative masculine or neuter case
- Moment
- Noun meaning 'moment,' a very brief period of time
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'when,' used with past tense
- das
- Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns
- Haus
- Noun meaning 'house,' a building where people live
- ihres
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their' (genitive)
- betrat
- Past tense of 'betreten,' meaning 'entered' or 'stepped into'
- erwachten
- Past tense of 'erwachen,' meaning 'awoke' or 'woke up'
- Wachen
- Noun meaning 'guards,' people keeping watch
- wurde
- Past tense auxiliary 'wurde,' meaning 'was' (passive)
- erneut
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- gefangen
- Past participle of 'fangen,' meaning 'captured' or 'caught'
- genommen
- Past participle of 'nehmen,' meaning 'taken'
- Dann
- Adverb meaning 'then,' indicating sequence of events
- vor
- Preposition meaning 'before,' 'in front of,' or 'ago'
- König
- Noun meaning 'king,' a male monarch or ruler
- gebracht
- Past participle of 'bringen,' meaning 'brought'
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen,' meaning 'said'
- Du
- Informal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'
- sollst
- Second-person singular of 'sollen,' meaning 'shall' or 'are to'
- meine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Tochter
- Noun meaning 'daughter,' a female child of a parent
- niemals
- Adverb meaning 'never,' at no time whatsoever
- haben
- Verb meaning 'to have,' auxiliary and main verb
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- sei
- Subjunctive form of 'sein,' meaning 'be'
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'for,' 'because,' or 'unless'
- du
- Informal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- gräbst
- Second-person singular of 'graben,' meaning 'dig'
- acht
- The number eight
- Tagen
- Dative plural of 'Tag,' meaning 'days'
- Hügel
- Noun meaning 'hill,' a small elevated landform
- weg
- Adverb meaning 'away' or 'gone'; separable prefix
- Aussicht
- Noun meaning 'view,' 'prospect,' or 'outlook'
- meinem
- Possessive pronoun 'my' in dative masculine or neuter case
- Fenster
- Noun meaning 'window,' an opening in a wall
- versperrt
- Past participle of 'versperren,' meaning 'blocked' or 'obstructed'
- Nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well then'
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- groß
- Adjective meaning 'big,' 'large,' or 'great'
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that,' introducing a subordinate clause
- ganze
- Adjective meaning 'whole,' 'entire,' or 'all of'
- Welt
- Noun meaning 'world,' the earth or all existence
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- hätte
- Subjunctive past of 'haben,' meaning 'would have'
- abtragen
- Verb meaning 'to remove,' 'to level,' or 'to carry away'
- können
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'
- sieben
- The number seven
- gearbeitet
- Past participle of 'arbeiten,' meaning 'worked'
- kaum
- Adverb meaning 'hardly,' 'barely,' or 'scarcely'
- etwas
- Pronoun meaning 'something' or adverb meaning 'somewhat'
- geschafft
- Past participle of 'schaffen,' meaning 'accomplished' or 'managed'
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen,' meaning 'came'
- Leg
- Imperative of 'legen,' meaning 'lay' or 'put down'
- dich
- Accusative reflexive pronoun meaning 'yourself' or 'you'
- hin
- Directional adverb meaning 'down' or 'there'
- schlaf
- Imperative of 'schlafen,' meaning 'sleep'
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- werde
- First-person singular of 'werden,' future or passive auxiliary
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for,' indicating purpose or recipient
- arbeiten
- Verb meaning 'to work' or 'to labor'
- Und
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem,' meaning 'at the' or 'on the'
- Morgen
- Noun meaning 'morning'; also 'tomorrow' as adverb
- erwachte
- Past tense of 'erwachen,' meaning 'awoke' or 'woke up'
- verschwunden
- Past participle of 'verschwinden,' meaning 'disappeared' or 'vanished'
- fröhlich
- Adjective meaning 'happy,' 'cheerful,' or 'joyful'
- teilte
- Past tense of 'teilen,' meaning 'shared' or 'divided'
- nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well'
- da
- Adverb meaning 'there,' 'then,' or conjunction 'since'
- beseitigt
- Past participle of 'beseitigen,' meaning 'removed' or 'eliminated'
- geben
- Verb meaning 'to give'
- müsse
- Subjunctive of 'müssen,' meaning 'must' or 'have to'
- Da
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there,' 'then,' or 'since'
- gezwungen
- Past participle of 'zwingen,' meaning 'forced' or 'compelled'
- sein
- Verb meaning 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'
- Wort
- Noun meaning 'word' or 'promise'
- halten
- Verb meaning 'to hold,' 'to keep,' or 'to stop'
- fort
- Adverb meaning 'away,' 'forth,' or 'gone'
- gingen
- Past tense plural of 'gehen,' meaning 'went'
- Wir
- First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- werden
- Verb meaning 'to become' or future/passive auxiliary
- alle
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all,' 'everyone,' or 'every'
- drei
- The number three
- Pferd
- Noun meaning 'horse,' a large domesticated animal
- Vogel
- Noun meaning 'bird,' a feathered flying animal
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