The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3
Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
Toto war nicht grau; er war ein kleiner schwarzer Hund mit langem, seidigem Fell und kleinen schwarzen Augen, die fröhlich zu beiden Seiten seiner lustigen, winzigen Nase funkelten.
Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.
Toto spielte den ganzen Tag, und Dorothy spielte mit ihm und liebte ihn von Herzen.
Today, however, they were not playing.
Heute jedoch spielten sie nicht.
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
Onkel Henry saß auf der Türschwelle und blickte besorgt in den Himmel, der noch grauer war als sonst.
Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.
Dorothy stand in der Tür mit Toto in den Armen und blickte ebenfalls in den Himmel.
Aunt Em was washing the dishes.
Tante Em spülte das Geschirr.
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
Aus dem fernen Norden hörten sie ein leises Heulen des Windes, und Onkel Henry und Dorothy konnten sehen, wie das hohe Gras in Wellen vor dem herannahenden Sturm sich neigte.
There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.
Nun kam ein scharfes Pfeifen in der Luft aus dem Süden, und als sie ihre Blicke dorthin wandten, sahen sie Wellen im Gras, die auch aus dieser Richtung kamen.
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.
Plötzlich stand Onkel Henry auf.
Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
Dann rannte er zu den Ställen, wo die Kühe und Pferde untergebracht waren.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door.
Tante Em ließ ihre Arbeit fallen und kam zur Tür.
One glance told her of the danger close at hand.
Ein einziger Blick zeigte ihr die unmittelbar drohende Gefahr.
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
Toto sprang aus Dorothys Armen und versteckte sich unter dem Bett, und das Mädchen machte sich daran, ihn zu holen.
Vocabulary
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- nicht
- Not; negation word in German sentences
- grau
- Gray; describing a dull, colorless appearance
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article for singular nouns
- kleiner
- Small; adjective inflected for masculine nominative
- schwarzer
- Black; adjective inflected for masculine nominative
- Hund
- Dog; common domestic animal
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- langem
- Long; adjective inflected for dative case
- seidigem
- Silky; adjective describing smooth, soft texture
- Fell
- Fur/coat; animal's hair or pelt
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- kleinen
- Small; adjective inflected for dative or accusative
- schwarzen
- Black; adjective inflected for dative or accusative
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge, the visual organs
- die
- The/which; definite article or relative pronoun
- fröhlich
- Cheerful/happy; expressing joy or gladness
- zu
- To/at; preposition or infinitive particle
- beiden
- Both; referring to two things or sides
- Seiten
- Sides; plural of Seite, lateral parts or pages
- seiner
- His; possessive pronoun in genitive case
- lustigen
- Funny/amusing; adjective inflected for genitive
- winzigen
- Tiny; very small, adjective in inflected form
- Nase
- Nose; facial organ used for smelling
- funkelten
- Sparkled/twinkled; shone with lively, bright light
- spielte
- Played; past tense of spielen, to play
- den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine
- ganzen
- Whole/entire; adjective indicating completeness
- Tag
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- ihm
- Him/it; third-person dative pronoun
- liebte
- Loved; past tense of lieben, to love
- ihn
- Him/it; third-person accusative pronoun
- von
- From/of; preposition indicating origin or possession
- Herzen
- Heart; from the heart, deeply and sincerely
- Heute
- Today; referring to the current day
- jedoch
- However/yet; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- spielten
- Played; past tense plural of spielen
- sie
- She/they; third-person pronoun, singular or plural
- Onkel
- Uncle; male relative, parent's brother
- saß
- Sat; past tense of sitzen, to sit
- auf
- On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- der
- The; definite article in various cases
- Türschwelle
- Doorstep/threshold; the step at a doorway
- blickte
- Looked/glanced; past tense of blicken, to look
- besorgt
- Worried/concerned; feeling anxiety about something
- in
- In/into; preposition indicating location or direction
- Himmel
- Sky/heaven; the expanse above the earth
- noch
- Still/yet; indicating continuation or addition
- grauer
- Grayer; comparative form of grau
- als
- Than/as; used in comparisons or temporal clauses
- sonst
- Otherwise/usually; referring to normal circumstances
- stand
- Stood; past tense of stehen, to stand
- Tür
- Door; an entrance or exit panel
- Armen
- Arms; plural of Arm, the limbs from shoulder to hand
- ebenfalls
- Also/likewise; indicating the same applies here too
- Tante
- Aunt; female relative, parent's sister
- spülte
- Washed/rinsed; past tense of spülen, to rinse
- das
- The; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- Geschirr
- Dishes/crockery; tableware used for eating
- Aus
- From/out of; preposition indicating origin or direction
- dem
- The; definite article in dative case
- fernen
- Distant/far; adjective describing something far away
- Norden
- North; the cardinal direction opposite south
- hörten
- Heard; past tense plural of hören, to hear
- leises
- Soft/quiet; adjective inflected, describing low sound
- Heulen
- Howling/wailing; a loud, mournful sound
- des
- Of the; definite article in genitive case
- Windes
- Wind; genitive of Wind, moving air
- konnten
- Could; past tense plural of können, to be able
- sehen
- See; infinitive, to perceive with the eyes
- wie
- How/as; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- hohe
- Tall/high; adjective describing great height
- Gras
- Grass; green ground-covering plant
- Wellen
- Waves; undulating movements of water or material
- vor
- Before/in front of; preposition indicating position
- herannahenden
- Approaching; adjective describing something drawing near
- Sturm
- Storm; violent weather with strong winds
- sich
- Itself/themselves; reflexive pronoun
- neigte
- Bent/tilted; past tense of neigen, to incline
- Nun
- Now; indicating the current moment or next event
- kam
- Came; past tense of kommen, to come
- scharfes
- Sharp/shrill; adjective describing intense or piercing sound
- Pfeifen
- Whistling; a high-pitched sound made by wind
- Luft
- Air; the invisible gaseous mixture we breathe
- Süden
- South; the cardinal direction opposite north
- ihre
- Their/her; possessive pronoun in nominative form
- Blicke
- Glances/looks; plural of Blick, a quick look
- dorthin
- That way/there; directional adverb toward that place
- wandten
- Turned; past tense plural of wenden, to turn
- sahen
- Saw; past tense plural of sehen, to see
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem
- auch
- Also/too; indicating addition or agreement
- dieser
- This; demonstrative pronoun in genitive feminine
- Richtung
- Direction; the way toward which something points
- kamen
- Came; past tense plural of kommen, to come
- Plötzlich
- Suddenly; happening without warning or preparation
- Dann
- Then; indicating what happens next in sequence
- rannte
- Ran; past tense of rennen, to run fast
- Ställen
- Stables; buildings where livestock are kept
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- Kühe
- Cows; plural of Kuh, female cattle
- Pferde
- Horses; plural of Pferd, large riding animals
- untergebracht
- Housed/accommodated; past participle of unterbringen
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein, to be
- ließ
- Left/let; past tense of lassen, to let or leave
- Arbeit
- Work; a task or job being performed
- fallen
- Fall; infinitive, to drop or collapse downward
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu and der (dative)
- Ein
- A/one; indefinite article or numeral
- einziger
- Single/only; adjective meaning one and no more
- Blick
- Glance/look; a brief viewing of something
- zeigte
- Showed; past tense of zeigen, to show
- ihr
- Her/to her; dative pronoun or possessive adjective
- unmittelbar
- Immediately/directly; without delay or intermediary
- drohende
- Threatening; adjective describing imminent danger
- Gefahr
- Danger; a situation posing risk or harm
- sprang
- Leaped/jumped; past tense of springen, to jump
- versteckte
- Hid; past tense of verstecken, to hide something
- unter
- Under/beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- Bett
- Bed; furniture used for sleeping
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person
- machte
- Made/did; past tense of machen, to make or do
- daran
- About it/at it; adverb referring to a preceding idea
- holen
- Fetch/get; to go and retrieve something
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