Peter Pan — Page 1
THE SHADOW
DER SCHATTEN
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.
Mrs. Darling schrie auf, und wie auf ein Klingelzeichen öffnete sich die Tür, und Nana trat ein, zurückgekehrt von ihrem Abendausgang.
She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.
Sie knurrte und sprang den Jungen an, der leichtfüßig durch das Fenster sprang.
Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.
Wieder schrie Mrs. Darling auf, diesmal aus Angst um ihn, denn sie glaubte, er sei getötet worden, und sie lief hinunter auf die Straße, um nach seinem kleinen Körper zu suchen, aber er war nicht da; und sie blickte hinauf, und in der schwarzen Nacht konnte sie nichts sehen außer dem, was sie für eine Sternschnuppe hielt.
She returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.
Sie kehrte ins Kinderzimmer zurück und fand Nana mit etwas im Maul, das sich als der Schatten des Jungen herausstellte.
As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.
Als er zum Fenster sprang, hatte Nana es schnell geschlossen, zu spät, um ihn zu fangen, aber sein Schatten hatte keine Zeit gehabt, hinauszukommen; das Fenster schlug zu und schnitt ihn ab.
You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind.
Sie können sicher sein, dass Mrs. Darling den Schatten sorgfältig untersuchte, aber er war ganz gewöhnlicher Art.
Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow.
Nana hatte keinen Zweifel daran, was das Beste war, was man mit diesem Schatten tun konnte.
She hung it out at the window, meaning "He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children."
Sie hängte ihn zum Fenster hinaus, in der Absicht: „Er wird bestimmt zurückkommen, um ihn zu holen; lasst uns ihn dorthin legen, wo er ihn leicht erreichen kann, ohne die Kinder zu stören."
But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house.
Aber leider konnte Mrs. Darling ihn nicht am Fenster hängen lassen, er sah so sehr nach Wäsche aus und minderte das gesamte Ansehen des Hauses.
She thought of showing it to Mr.
Sie dachte daran, ihn Mr.
Vocabulary
- SCHATTEN
- Shadow or shade cast by an object or person
- schrie
- Past tense of schreien; screamed or cried out loudly
- auf
- Preposition or prefix meaning on, upon, or open
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning how, like, or as
- Klingelzeichen
- A ringing signal or bell sound as a signal
- öffnete
- Past tense of öffnen; opened something such as a door
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself, himself, or herself
- Tür
- A door, the hinged entryway into a room or building
- trat
- Past tense of treten; stepped or entered a place
- zurückgekehrt
- Past participle of zurückkehren; returned to a place
- ihrem
- Dative possessive pronoun meaning her or their
- Abendausgang
- An evening outing or excursion taken after dinner
- knurrte
- Past tense of knurren; growled as an animal does
- sprang
- Past tense of springen; jumped or leaped suddenly
- Jungen
- Accusative or plural form of Junge meaning boy or boys
- leichtfüßig
- Moving lightly on one's feet; nimble and light-footed
- durch
- Preposition meaning through or across a space
- Fenster
- A window, an opening in a wall fitted with glass
- Wieder
- Adverb meaning again or once more in German
- diesmal
- Adverb meaning this time, on this particular occasion
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, or made of
- Angst
- Fear or anxiety felt about a danger or situation
- um
- Preposition meaning around, for, or about something
- ihn
- Accusative third-person masculine pronoun meaning him
- denn
- Conjunction meaning because or for, explaining a reason
- glaubte
- Past tense of glauben; believed or thought something true
- sei
- Subjunctive form of sein; be, used in indirect speech
- getötet
- Past participle of töten; killed or put to death
- worden
- Auxiliary past participle used to form passive constructions
- lief
- Past tense of laufen; ran or walked quickly somewhere
- hinunter
- Directional adverb meaning down or downward in direction
- Straße
- A street or road used by vehicles and pedestrians
- nach
- Preposition meaning after, to, or in search of
- seinem
- Dative masculine possessive pronoun meaning his or its
- kleinen
- Inflected form of klein meaning small or little
- Körper
- The physical body of a person or animal
- suchen
- To search for or look for something or someone
- aber
- Conjunction meaning but, however, or on the contrary
- da
- Adverb meaning there, here, or since in context
- blickte
- Past tense of blicken; looked or glanced in a direction
- hinauf
- Directional adverb meaning upward or up toward something
- schwarzen
- Inflected form of schwarz meaning black in color
- Nacht
- The night, the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- konnte
- Past tense of können; could or was able to do
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning nothing or not anything in German
- sehen
- Infinitive meaning to see or to perceive visually
- außer
- Preposition meaning except, besides, or other than
- für
- Preposition meaning for or in favor of something
- Sternschnuppe
- A shooting star or meteor seen streaking across sky
- hielt
- Past tense of halten; held, considered, or thought something
- kehrte
- Past tense of kehren; turned or returned to a place
- ins
- Contraction of in das meaning into the neuter noun
- Kinderzimmer
- A children's room or nursery within a household
- zurück
- Adverb or prefix meaning back or returning to origin
- fand
- Past tense of finden; found something or someone
- etwas
- Pronoun meaning something or somewhat in German
- Maul
- An animal's mouth or snout; muzzle of a beast
- als
- Conjunction meaning when, than, or as in context
- Schatten
- Shadow or shade produced by blocking of light
- herausstellte
- Past tense of herausstellen; turned out or revealed to be
- Als
- Conjunction meaning when or as used in past narratives
- schnell
- Adjective or adverb meaning fast, quick, or quickly
- geschlossen
- Past participle of schließen; closed or shut something
- spät
- Adjective or adverb meaning late in time
- fangen
- Infinitive meaning to catch or to capture something
- keine
- Negative article meaning no, not any, or none
- Zeit
- Time; the indefinite progression of events and moments
- gehabt
- Past participle of haben; had, used in perfect tense
- hinauszukommen
- Infinitive meaning to get out or escape to outside
- schlug
- Past tense of schlagen; hit, struck, or slammed something
- schnitt
- Past tense of schneiden; cut something with a blade
- ab
- Separable prefix or preposition meaning off or away
- können
- Modal verb meaning to be able to or can
- sicher
- Adjective or adverb meaning safe, certain, or sure
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that in German clauses
- sorgfältig
- Adjective or adverb meaning careful, thorough, or meticulous
- untersuchte
- Past tense of untersuchen; examined or investigated something closely
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning whole, entire, or quite
- gewöhnlicher
- Inflected form of gewöhnlich meaning ordinary or usual
- Art
- A type, kind, or manner of something in German
- keinen
- Accusative negative article meaning no or not any
- Zweifel
- Doubt or uncertainty about something being true
- daran
- Contraction of da and an meaning about or at that
- Beste
- Superlative of gut meaning best; the optimal choice
- man
- Impersonal pronoun meaning one, you, or people generally
- diesem
- Dative form of dieser meaning this particular one
- tun
- Infinitive meaning to do or to perform an action
- hängte
- Past tense of hängen; hung something up somewhere
- hinaus
- Directional adverb meaning outward or out of somewhere
- Absicht
- Intention or purpose behind a deliberate action
- wird
- Third-person singular of werden meaning will or becomes
- bestimmt
- Adverb meaning certainly, definitely, or surely in German
- zurückkommen
- Infinitive meaning to come back or return to a place
- holen
- Infinitive meaning to fetch, get, or retrieve something
- lasst
- Second-person plural imperative of lassen meaning let us
- dorthin
- Directional adverb meaning to that place or over there
- legen
- Infinitive meaning to lay or place something flat
- wo
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning where
- leicht
- Adjective or adverb meaning light, easy, or easily
- erreichen
- Infinitive meaning to reach, attain, or get to something
- kann
- Third-person singular of können meaning can or is able
- ohne
- Preposition meaning without, lacking something or someone
- Kinder
- Plural of Kind meaning children in German
- stören
- Infinitive meaning to disturb, bother, or interrupt someone
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning but or however indicating contrast
- leider
- Adverb meaning unfortunately or regrettably in German
- hängen
- Infinitive meaning to hang or be suspended somewhere
- lassen
- Infinitive meaning to let, allow, or leave something
- sah
- Past tense of sehen meaning saw or looked at
- sehr
- Adverb meaning very or much, intensifying an adjective
- Wäsche
- Laundry or washing; clothes being washed or hung
- minderte
- Past tense of mindern; reduced or diminished something
- gesamte
- Inflected form of gesamt meaning entire or total
- Ansehen
- Reputation, prestige, or standing of a person or place
- Hauses
- Genitive form of Haus meaning of the house
- dachte
- Past tense of denken; thought or considered something
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