Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 12

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' So he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel, and sat down on the side of the river; and while he suspected nothing, they came behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the horse, and the bird, and went home to the king their master, and said.

So sagte er 'Ja' und vergaß den Rat des Fuchses und setzte sich an das Ufer des Flusses; und während er nichts ahnte, kamen sie von hinten, warfen ihn den Abhang hinunter, nahmen die Prinzessin, das Pferd und den Vogel, gingen heim zu ihrem König und Herrn und sagten:

'All this have we won by our labour.'

'All das haben wir durch unsere Arbeit gewonnen.'

Then there was great rejoicing made; but the horse would not eat, the bird would not sing, and the princess wept.

Da war großer Jubel; aber das Pferd wollte nicht fressen, der Vogel wollte nicht singen, und die Prinzessin weinte.

The youngest son fell to the bottom of the river's bed: luckily it was nearly dry, but his bones were almost broken, and the bank was so steep that he could find no way to get out.

Der jüngste Sohn fiel auf den Grund des Flussbetts: glücklicherweise war es fast ausgetrocknet, aber seine Knochen waren fast gebrochen, und das Ufer war so steil, dass er keinen Weg heraus finden konnte.

Then the old fox came once more, and scolded him for not following his advice; otherwise no evil would have befallen him: 'Yet,' said he, 'I cannot leave you here, so lay hold of my tail and hold fast.'

Da kam der alte Fuchs noch einmal und schalt ihn, weil er seinem Rat nicht gefolgt war; sonst wäre ihm kein Unheil widerfahren: 'Dennoch,' sagte er, 'kann ich euch hier nicht lassen, also fasst meinen Schwanz und haltet euch fest.'

Then he pulled him out of the river, and said to him, as he got upon the bank, 'Your brothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.'

Dann zog er ihn aus dem Fluss und sagte zu ihm, als er ans Ufer kam: 'Eure Brüder haben Wache aufgestellt, um euch zu töten, wenn sie euch im Königreich finden.'

So he dressed himself as a poor man, and came secretly to the king's court, and was scarcely within the doors when the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping.

Also verkleidete er sich als armer Mann, kam heimlich an den Hof des Königs, und kaum war er durch die Türen, da begann das Pferd zu fressen, der Vogel zu singen, und die Prinzessin hörte auf zu weinen.

Vocabulary

sagte: Said; past tense of 'sagen' (to say).
vergaß: Forgot; past tense of 'vergessen' (to forget).
Rat: Advice, counsel; guidance given to someone.
Fuchses: Of the fox; genitive form of 'Fuchs' (fox).
setzte: Placed, set, sat; past tense of 'setzen' (to set/place).
Ufer: Bank, shore; edge of a river or body of water.
Flusses: Of the river; genitive form of 'Fluss' (river).
während: While, during; indicates simultaneous or ongoing action.
ahnte: Suspected, sensed; past tense of 'ahnen' (to have a hunch).
hinten: From behind, at the back; directional adverb.
warfen: Threw; past tense plural of 'werfen' (to throw).
Abhang: Slope, hillside; a steep incline or embankment.
hinunter: Down, downward; directional adverb indicating descent.
Prinzessin: Princess; a female member of royal family.
Pferd: Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal.
Vogel: Bird; a feathered, winged animal capable of flight.
heim: Home; directional adverb meaning toward one's home.
König: King; male monarch ruling over a kingdom.
Herrn: Lord, master, gentleman; dative/accusative form of 'Herr'.
Arbeit: Work, labor; effort or task performed by someone.
gewonnen: Won, gained; past participle of 'gewinnen' (to win).
Jubel: Rejoicing, jubilation; great joy or celebration.
fressen: To eat (of animals); consume food, devour greedily.
singen: To sing; to produce musical sounds with the voice.
weinte: Cried, wept; past tense of 'weinen' (to cry).
jüngste: Youngest; superlative adjective from 'jung' (young).
Sohn: Son; male offspring of a parent.
fiel: Fell; past tense of 'fallen' (to fall).
Grund: Bottom, ground, reason; base or foundation of something.
Flussbetts: Of the riverbed; genitive form of 'Flussbett' (riverbed).
glücklicherweise: Fortunately, luckily; adverb expressing a fortunate circumstance.
ausgetrocknet: Dried out, desiccated; past participle of 'austrocknen'.
Knochen: Bones; hard tissues forming the skeleton of the body.
gebrochen: Broken; past participle of 'brechen' (to break).
steil: Steep; adjective describing a sharp incline or slope.
Weg: Way, path, road; a route or means of travel.
heraus: Out, outward; directional adverb indicating outward movement.
Fuchs: Fox; a cunning wild animal of the canine family.
einmal: Once, one more time; adverb indicating a single occurrence.
schalt: Scolded, rebuked; past tense of 'schelten' (to scold).
gefolgt: Followed; past participle of 'folgen' (to follow).
sonst: Otherwise, or else; adverb indicating an alternative outcome.
wäre: Would be; subjunctive/conditional form of 'sein' (to be).
Unheil: Misfortune, harm, disaster; trouble or evil befalling someone.
widerfahren: To happen (to someone), befall; encounter something unpleasant.
Dennoch: Nevertheless, yet, still; adverb showing contrast or concession.
lassen: To leave, let, allow; to permit or cause something.
fasst: Grasp, grab; second-person plural imperative of 'fassen'.
Schwanz: Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
haltet: Hold; second-person plural imperative of 'halten' (to hold).
fest: Tight, firm; adverb or adjective meaning firmly or securely.
zog: Pulled, drew; past tense of 'ziehen' (to pull/move).
Fluss: River; a large natural stream of flowing water.
Brüder: Brothers; plural of 'Bruder', male siblings.
Wache: Guard, watch; a person posted to keep guard.
aufgestellt: Set up, posted; past participle of 'aufstellen' (to post/set up).
töten: To kill; to end the life of a person or animal.
Königreich: Kingdom; a country or territory ruled by a king or queen.
verkleidete: Disguised; past tense of 'verkleiden' (to disguise/dress up).
armer: Poor; adjective inflected for masculine nominative (pitiful/unfortunate).
heimlich: Secretly, stealthily; done in a hidden or covert manner.
Hof: Court, courtyard; the king's court or an enclosed yard.
Königs: Of the king; genitive form of 'König' (king).
kaum: Hardly, barely, scarcely; adverb indicating minimal degree.
Türen: Doors; plural of 'Tür', the entrances to rooms or buildings.
begann: Began; past tense of 'beginnen' (to begin/start).
hörte: Heard; past tense of 'hören' (to hear/listen).
weinen: To cry, to weep; to shed tears out of emotion.

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