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Then he went to the king, and told him all his brothers' roguery; and they were seized and punished, and he had the princess given to him again; and after the king's death he was heir to his kingdom.

Dann ging er zum König und erzählte ihm von all der Schurkentat seiner Brüder; und sie wurden ergriffen und bestraft, und ihm wurde die Prinzessin wieder gegeben; und nach dem Tod des Königs war er Erbe seines Königreichs.

A long while after, he went to walk one day in the wood, and the old fox met him, and besought him with tears in his eyes to kill him, and cut off his head and feet.

Lange Zeit danach ging er eines Tages im Wald spazieren, und der alte Fuchs begegnete ihm und bat ihn mit Tränen in den Augen, ihn zu töten und ihm Kopf und Füße abzuschneiden.

And at last he did so, and in a moment the fox was changed into a man, and turned out to be the brother of the princess, who had been lost a great many many years.

Und schließlich tat er es, und im nächsten Augenblick verwandelte sich der Fuchs in einen Mann und stellte sich heraus, der Bruder der Prinzessin zu sein, der seit sehr vielen Jahren verloren gewesen war.

HANS IN LUCK

HANS IM GLÜCK

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese are swans--all their cards are trumps--toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster.

Manche Menschen werden zum Glück geboren: alles, was sie tun oder zu tun versuchen, geht gut aus – alles, was ihnen zufällt, ist reiner Gewinn – alle ihre Gänse sind Schwäne – alle ihre Karten sind Trumpf – wohin man sie auch wirft, sie landen immer, wie die arme Katze, auf ihren Beinen und gehen nur umso schneller weiter.

The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?

Die Welt denkt vielleicht nicht immer so von ihnen, wie sie von sich selbst denken, aber was kümmert sie die Welt? Was kann sie schon davon verstehen?

One of these lucky beings was neighbour Hans.

Eines dieser Glückskinder war der Nachbar Hans.

Seven long years he had worked hard for his master.

Sieben lange Jahre hatte er fleißig für seinen Herrn gearbeitet.

At last he said, 'Master, my time is up; I must go home and see my poor mother once more: so pray pay me my wages and let me go.

Schließlich sagte er: „Herr, meine Zeit ist um; ich muss nach Hause gehen und meine arme Mutter noch einmal sehen: so bitte zahlt mir meinen Lohn und lasst mich gehen.

Vocabulary

Dann
Then; used to indicate what happened next
ging
Went; past tense of gehen (to go)
er
He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
zum
To the; contraction of zu dem
König
King; male ruler of a kingdom
und
And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
erzählte
Told; past tense of erzählen (to tell/narrate)
ihm
Him; dative form of the pronoun er
von
Of/from; preposition indicating origin or topic
all
All; referring to the entirety of something
der
The; definite article for feminine/genitive nouns
Schurkentat
Villainous deed; wicked or criminal act committed
seiner
His; genitive/dative possessive pronoun for er
Brüder
Brothers; plural of Bruder (male siblings)
sie
They/she; third-person pronoun, singular or plural
wurden
Were; past tense passive auxiliary of werden
ergriffen
Seized/arrested; past participle of ergreifen
bestraft
Punished; past participle of bestrafen (to punish)
wurde
Became/was; singular past tense of werden
die
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Prinzessin
Princess; daughter or female member of royalty
wieder
Again; indicates repetition of an action
gegeben
Given; past participle of geben (to give)
nach
After/to; preposition indicating time or direction
dem
The; dative definite article for masculine/neuter
Tod
Death; the end of life
des
Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter
Königs
Of the king; genitive form of König
war
Was; past tense singular of sein (to be)
Erbe
Heir/inheritance; one who inherits property or title
seines
Of his; genitive possessive pronoun for masculine/neuter
Königreichs
Of the kingdom; genitive of Königreich
Lange
Long; referring to a lengthy duration of time
Zeit
Time; a measurable duration or period
danach
After that; following a previously mentioned event
eines
One; indefinite article in genitive form
Tages
Of a day; genitive of Tag, meaning one day
im
In the; contraction of in dem
Wald
Forest; a large area covered with trees
spazieren
To stroll/walk; to take a leisurely walk
alte
Old; adjective describing something of advanced age
Fuchs
Fox; a wild canine animal known for cunning
begegnete
Encountered; past tense of begegnen (to meet)
bat
Asked/requested; past tense of bitten (to request)
ihn
Him; accusative form of the pronoun er
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
Tränen
Tears; liquid drops produced when crying
in
In; preposition indicating location inside something
den
The; accusative/dative definite article for plural/masculine
Augen
Eyes; the organs used for seeing
zu
To; preposition or infinitive particle in German
töten
To kill; to cause the death of something
Kopf
Head; the uppermost part of the body
Füße
Feet; plural of Fuß, the lowest body parts
abzuschneiden
To cut off; to sever something using a blade
Und
And; conjunction used to connect words or phrases
schließlich
Finally/eventually; at last after some time
tat
Did; past tense of tun (to do)
es
It; third-person neuter pronoun
nächsten
Next; adjective referring to the immediately following
Augenblick
Moment; a very brief instant of time
verwandelte
Transformed; past tense of verwandeln (to transform)
sich
Himself/itself; reflexive pronoun for third person
einen
A/one; indefinite article in accusative masculine form
Mann
Man; an adult male person
stellte
Turned out/placed; past tense of stellen
heraus
Out; separable prefix meaning out or outward
Bruder
Brother; a male sibling
sein
To be/his; infinitive of sein or possessive pronoun
seit
Since/for; preposition indicating duration up to now
sehr
Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
vielen
Many; referring to a large number of things
Jahren
Years; plural dative of Jahr (year)
verloren
Lost; past participle of verlieren (to lose)
gewesen
Been; past participle of sein (to be)
GLÜCK
Luck/happiness; fortune or a feeling of joy
Manche
Some; referring to an unspecified number of people
Menschen
People; plural of Mensch (human being)
werden
Become/will; auxiliary or main verb of becoming
Glück
Luck/happiness; good fortune or a joyful feeling
geboren
Born; past participle of gebären (to give birth)
alles
Everything; referring to the totality of things
was
What/that which; relative or interrogative pronoun
tun
To do; to perform an action or task
oder
Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
versuchen
To try/attempt; to make an effort to do something
geht
Goes; third-person singular present of gehen
gut
Good/well; adjective or adverb meaning favorable
aus
Out/from; preposition or separable prefix indicating outward
ihnen
Them/to them; dative plural pronoun for they
zufällt
Falls to/accrues; something coming one's way by chance
ist
Is; third-person singular present of sein
reiner
Pure/sheer; adjective meaning entirely or purely something
Gewinn
Gain/profit; something earned or won beneficially
alle
All; referring to every member of a group
ihre
Their/her; possessive pronoun for sie (they/she)
Gänse
Geese; plural of Gans, a large waterfowl bird
sind
Are; third-person plural present of sein
Schwäne
Swans; plural of Schwan, elegant large white birds
Karten
Cards; plural of Karte, playing cards or maps
Trumpf
Trump card; a card or advantage that wins over others
wohin
Whereto; asking or stating the direction of movement
man
One/you; impersonal pronoun referring to people generally
auch
Also/even; adverb meaning additionally or likewise
wirft
Throws; third-person singular present of werfen
landen
To land; to arrive or come down onto a surface
immer
Always; at all times, without exception
wie
Like/how; comparing or asking in what manner
arme
Poor; adjective describing lack of wealth or pitiable state
Katze
Cat; a common domesticated feline animal
auf
On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction
ihren
Their/her; accusative/dative possessive pronoun
Beinen
Legs; plural dative of Bein (leg)
gehen
To go/walk; to move from one place to another
nur
Only/just; limiting adverb restricting to one thing
umso
All the more; intensifier used with comparatives
schneller
Faster; comparative form of schnell (fast)
weiter
Further/on; continuing in a direction or activity
Die
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Welt
World; the earth or a particular domain of life
denkt
Thinks; third-person singular present of denken
vielleicht
Perhaps/maybe; expressing uncertainty about something
nicht
Not; negation particle in German sentences
so
So/such; adverb indicating degree or manner
selbst
Oneself/itself; reflexive intensifier pronoun
denken
To think; to use the mind to reason or reflect
aber
But/however; conjunction indicating contrast
kümmert
Cares/bothers; third-person singular of kümmern
Was
What; interrogative pronoun asking about something
kann
Can; modal verb expressing ability or possibility
schon
Already/really; adverb with emphatic or temporal meaning
davon
Of it/from it; pronominal adverb referring to something
verstehen
To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something
Eines
One (of); genitive/nominative indefinite article neuter
dieser
Of these/this; demonstrative pronoun in genitive form
Glückskinder
Lucky children; people born with extraordinary good fortune
Nachbar
Neighbor; a person living near or next to someone
Sieben
Seven; the number 7
lange
Long; adverb or adjective indicating lengthy duration
Jahre
Years; plural of Jahr (year)
hatte
Had; past tense singular of haben (to have)
fleißig
Diligently/hard-working; working with great effort
für
For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary
seinen
His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
Herrn
Master/lord; accusative/genitive of Herr (lord/sir)
gearbeitet
Worked; past participle of arbeiten (to work)
Schließlich
Finally; at the end of a period or process
sagte
Said; past tense of sagen (to say)
Herr
Master/Sir/Mister; formal title for a man
meine
My; possessive pronoun for first-person singular
um
In order to/around; preposition or conjunction of purpose
ich
I; first-person singular nominative pronoun
muss
Must; modal verb expressing necessity or obligation
Hause
Home; dative of Haus, used in nach Hause (homeward)
Mutter
Mother; a female parent
noch
Still/yet/once more; adverb indicating continuation
einmal
Once/one more time; indicating a single occurrence
sehen
To see; to perceive with the eyes
bitte
Please; polite word used when making a request
zahlt
Pays; third-person singular present of zahlen
mir
Me/to me; dative first-person singular pronoun
meinen
My; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
Lohn
Wage/pay; money received for work performed
lasst
Let/allow; second-person plural imperative of lassen
mich
Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun
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