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THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN

DIE GESCHICHTE VON EICHHÖRNCHEN NUTKIN

BY BEATRIX POTTER

VON BEATRIX POTTER

Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"

Autorin von „Die Geschichte vom Hasen Peter"

FREDERICK WARNE

1903 by Frederick Warne & Co.

1903 von Frederick Warne & Co.

Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London

Gedruckt und gebunden in Großbritannien von William Clowes Limited, Beccles und London

A STORY FOR NORAH

EINE GESCHICHTE FÜR NORAH

This is a Tale about a tail--a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.

Dies ist eine Geschichte über einen Schwanz – einen Schwanz, der einem kleinen roten Eichhörnchen gehörte, und sein Name war Nutkin.

He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.

Er hatte einen Bruder namens Twinkleberry und sehr viele Cousins: Sie lebten in einem Wald am Rande eines Sees.

In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.

In der Mitte des Sees liegt eine Insel, die mit Bäumen und Nusssträuchern bedeckt ist; und zwischen diesen Bäumen steht eine hohle Eiche, die das Haus einer Eule ist, die Alter Braun genannt wird.

One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green--Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.

An einem Herbsttag, als die Nüsse reif waren und die Blätter der Haselnusssträucher golden und grün leuchteten, kamen Nutkin und Twinkleberry und all die anderen kleinen Eichhörnchen aus dem Wald heraus und hinunter zum Ufer des Sees.

They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.

Sie bauten kleine Flöße aus Zweigen und paddelten damit über das Wasser zur Eulen-Insel, um Nüsse zu sammeln.

Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar, and spread out his tail for a sail.

Jedes Eichhörnchen hatte einen kleinen Sack und ein großes Ruder und breitete seinen Schwanz als Segel aus.

They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.

Sie nahmen auch ein Geschenk von drei fetten Mäusen als Opfergabe für Alten Braun mit und legten sie auf seine Türschwelle.

Vocabulary

von: Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'.
und: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
dem: Dative definite article meaning 'the'.
Team: A group working together toward a common goal.
DIE: Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative).
GESCHICHTE: Story, history, or tale of events.
VON: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
EICHHÖRNCHEN: Small bushy-tailed rodent that lives in trees.
Autorin: Female author or writer of a literary work.
Die: Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative).
Geschichte: Story, history, or account of past events.
vom: Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'of the'.
Hasen: Dative/genitive form of 'Hase', meaning hare or rabbit.
Gedruckt: Printed, past participle of 'drucken'.
gebunden: Bound, as in a book that is physically bound.
in: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
Großbritannien: Great Britain, the island nation in northwestern Europe.
EINE: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
FÜR: Preposition meaning 'for'.
Dies: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
ist: Third-person singular of 'sein', meaning 'is'.
eine: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
über: Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'across'.
einen: Indefinite article 'a' in the accusative masculine form.
Schwanz: Tail of an animal.
der: Definite article 'the' (masculine nominative or genitive).
einem: Indefinite article 'a' in the dative masculine/neuter form.
kleinen: Adjective 'small' in an inflected form.
roten: Adjective 'red' in an inflected form.
Eichhörnchen: Squirrel, a small bushy-tailed tree-dwelling rodent.
gehörte: Past tense of 'gehören', meaning 'belonged to'.
sein: Possessive pronoun 'his' or infinitive 'to be'.
Name: Name, the word used to identify a person or thing.
war: Past tense of 'sein', meaning 'was'.
Er: Personal pronoun meaning 'he'.
hatte: Past tense of 'haben', meaning 'had'.
Bruder: Brother, a male sibling.
namens: Adverb or genitive construction meaning 'named' or 'by name'.
sehr: Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'.
viele: Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'.
Cousins: Male cousins, relatives who share a grandparent.
Sie: Personal pronoun meaning 'they' or formal 'you'.
lebten: Past tense of 'leben', meaning 'lived'.
Wald: Forest or woodland area with many trees.
am: Contraction of 'an dem', meaning 'at the' or 'on the'.
Rande: Edge or border of a place or area.
eines: Indefinite article 'a' in the genitive form.
Sees: Genitive of 'See', meaning 'of the lake'.
In: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
Mitte: Middle or center of something.
des: Definite article 'the' in the genitive form.
liegt: Third-person singular of 'liegen', meaning 'lies' or 'is located'.
Insel: Island, a piece of land surrounded by water.
die: Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural nominative or relative pronoun).
mit: Preposition meaning 'with'.
Bäumen: Dative plural of 'Baum', meaning trees.
Nusssträuchern: Dative plural of 'Nussstrauch', meaning nut bushes or hazel shrubs.
bedeckt: Covered, past participle of 'bedecken'.
zwischen: Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
diesen: Demonstrative pronoun 'these' in dative form.
steht: Third-person singular of 'stehen', meaning 'stands'.
hohle: Adjective meaning 'hollow', inflected form of 'hohl'.
Eiche: Oak tree, a large deciduous tree.
das: Definite article 'the' (neuter nominative/accusative).
Haus: House or home, a building where someone lives.
einer: Indefinite article 'a' in the genitive/dative feminine form.
Eule: Owl, a nocturnal bird of prey.
Alter: Old, adjective used as a title here; also means age.
Braun: Brown, a color; here used as a character's name.
genannt: Called or named, past participle of 'nennen'.
wird: Third-person singular of 'werden', meaning 'is' or 'becomes'.
An: Preposition meaning 'on', 'at', or 'to'.
Herbsttag: An autumn day, a day during the fall season.
als: Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as'; also 'than'.
Nüsse: Nuts, plural of 'Nuss', edible hard-shelled fruits.
reif: Ripe or mature, ready to be harvested or eaten.
waren: Past tense plural of 'sein', meaning 'were'.
Blätter: Leaves of a tree or plant; also pages of a book.
Haselnusssträucher: Hazel bushes, shrubs that produce hazelnuts.
golden: Golden, having the color or quality of gold.
grün: Green, the color of grass and leaves.
leuchteten: Past tense of 'leuchten', meaning 'glowed' or 'shone'.
kamen: Past tense plural of 'kommen', meaning 'came'.
all: All or every, referring to the entirety of a group.
anderen: The others, referring to the rest of a group.
aus: Preposition meaning 'out of' or 'from'.
heraus: Out or outside, directional adverb away from inside.
hinunter: Down or downward, directional adverb toward a lower place.
zum: Contraction of 'zu dem', meaning 'to the'.
Ufer: Shore, bank, or waterfront of a lake or river.
bauten: Past tense of 'bauen', meaning 'built' or 'constructed'.
kleine: Small, adjective in an inflected form.
Flöße: Rafts, flat floating structures used to cross water.
Zweigen: Dative plural of 'Zweig', meaning branches or twigs.
paddelten: Past tense of 'paddeln', meaning 'paddled' across water.
damit: With them or with it; also conjunction meaning 'so that'.
Wasser: Water, the liquid essential for life.
zur: Contraction of 'zu der', meaning 'to the' (feminine).
Eulen-Insel: Owl Island, a fictional island inhabited by an owl.
um: Preposition meaning 'around' or 'in order to'.
zu: Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or infinitive marker.
sammeln: To collect or gather things together.
Jedes: Each or every, referring to individual members of a group.
Sack: Bag or sack used for carrying items.
ein: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (neuter/masculine).
großes: Large or big, adjective in an inflected form.
Ruder: Oar or rudder used to steer or propel a boat.
breitete: Past tense of 'breiten', meaning 'spread' something out.
seinen: Possessive pronoun 'his' in the accusative masculine form.
Segel: Sail, a piece of fabric that catches wind for propulsion.
nahmen: Past tense plural of 'nehmen', meaning 'took'.
auch: Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'.
Geschenk: Gift or present given to someone.
drei: The number three.
fetten: Adjective 'fat' in an inflected form.
Mäusen: Dative plural of 'Maus', meaning mice.
Opfergabe: An offering or sacrifice brought as a gift.
für: Preposition meaning 'for'.
Alten: Adjective 'old' used as a noun meaning 'the old one'.
legten: Past tense of 'legen', meaning 'placed' or 'laid' down.
sie: Personal pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'.
auf: Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'.
seine: Possessive pronoun 'his' in a feminine or plural form.
Türschwelle: Doorstep or threshold at the entrance of a building.

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