The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1
The Council with the Munchkins
Der Rat mit den Munchkins
She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt.
Sie wurde durch einen Stoß geweckt, so plötzlich und heftig, dass Dorothy verletzt worden wäre, wenn sie nicht auf dem weichen Bett gelegen hätte.
As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally.
So aber verschlug ihr der Ruck den Atem und sie fragte sich, was geschehen war; und Toto steckte seine kalte kleine Nase in ihr Gesicht und winselte kläglich.
Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
Dorothy richtete sich auf und bemerkte, dass das Haus sich nicht mehr bewegte; auch war es nicht dunkel, denn heller Sonnenschein fiel durch das Fenster herein und überflutete das kleine Zimmer.
She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door.
Sie sprang aus ihrem Bett und lief mit Toto an ihren Fersen zur Tür und öffnete sie.
The little girl gave a cry of amazement and looked about her, her eyes growing bigger and bigger at the wonderful sights she saw.
Das kleine Mädchen stieß einen Ruf des Staunens aus und schaute sich um, wobei ihre Augen bei den wunderbaren Anblicken, die sie sah, immer größer wurden.
The cyclone had set the house down very gently—for a cyclone—in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty.
Der Wirbelsturm hatte das Haus sehr sanft abgesetzt – für einen Wirbelsturm – inmitten eines Landes von wunderbarer Schönheit.
There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
Überall gab es schöne Rasenflächen mit stattlichen Bäumen, die reiche und köstliche Früchte trugen.
Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes.
Überall befanden sich Beete mit prächtigen Blumen, und Vögel mit seltenen und leuchtenden Gefieder sangen und flatterten in den Bäumen und Büschen.
A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies.
Ein kleines Stück entfernt war ein kleiner Bach, der rauschend und funkelnd zwischen grünen Ufern dahinfloss und in einem Gemurmel sprach, das einem kleinen Mädchen, das so lange auf den trockenen, grauen Prärien gelebt hatte, sehr willkommen war.
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
Während sie begierig auf die seltsamen und wunderschönen Anblicke schaute, bemerkte sie, wie sich eine Gruppe der seltsamsten Menschen, die sie je gesehen hatte, auf sie zubewegte.
Vocabulary
- Rat
- Council or advice
- mit
- Preposition meaning with
- Sie
- Pronoun meaning she, they, or formal you
- wurde
- Past tense of werden: was or became
- durch
- Preposition meaning through or by means of
- Stoß
- A sudden jolt, push, or shove
- geweckt
- Past participle of wecken: awakened or woken up
- so
- Adverb meaning so or thus
- plötzlich
- Adjective/adverb meaning suddenly or abruptly
- heftig
- Adjective meaning violent, fierce, or intense
- dass
- Conjunction meaning that (subordinating)
- verletzt
- Past participle of verletzen: injured or hurt
- worden
- Past participle of werden used in passive voice
- wäre
- Subjunctive II of sein: would be
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning if or when
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning not
- auf
- Preposition meaning on or upon
- weichen
- Adjective meaning soft or yielding
- Bett
- Noun meaning bed for sleeping
- gelegen
- Past participle of liegen: lain or been located
- hätte
- Subjunctive II of haben: would have
- aber
- Conjunction/adverb meaning but or however
- verschlug
- Past tense of verschlagen: knocked away or took away
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning her or their
- Ruck
- A sudden jerk or jolt
- Atem
- Noun meaning breath
- fragte
- Past tense of fragen: asked a question
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning herself/himself/itself
- was
- Interrogative/relative pronoun meaning what
- geschehen
- Past participle of geschehen: happened or occurred
- war
- Past tense of sein: was
- steckte
- Past tense of stecken: put, placed, or stuck
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning his or its
- kalte
- Adjective meaning cold (inflected form)
- kleine
- Adjective meaning small or little (inflected)
- Nase
- Noun meaning nose
- Gesicht
- Noun meaning face
- winselte
- Past tense of winseln: whimpered or whined
- kläglich
- Adverb/adjective meaning pitifully or miserably
- richtete
- Past tense of richten: directed, aimed, or straightened
- bemerkte
- Past tense of bemerken: noticed or observed
- Haus
- Noun meaning house or building
- mehr
- Adverb meaning more or anymore
- bewegte
- Past tense of bewegen: moved or stirred
- auch
- Adverb meaning also or too
- dunkel
- Adjective meaning dark or dim
- denn
- Conjunction/particle meaning because or for
- heller
- Adjective meaning bright or clear (comparative form)
- Sonnenschein
- Noun meaning sunshine or sunlight
- fiel
- Past tense of fallen: fell or came in
- Fenster
- Noun meaning window
- herein
- Adverb meaning in or inside (into here)
- überflutete
- Past tense of überfluten: flooded or inundated
- Zimmer
- Noun meaning room in a building
- sprang
- Past tense of springen: jumped or leaped
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of or from
- ihrem
- Possessive pronoun meaning her/their (dative)
- lief
- Past tense of laufen: ran or walked
- an
- Preposition meaning at, on, or to
- ihren
- Possessive pronoun meaning her/their (accusative)
- Fersen
- Plural of Ferse: heels of the feet
- zur
- Contraction of zu der: to the (dative feminine)
- Tür
- Noun meaning door
- öffnete
- Past tense of öffnen: opened
- Mädchen
- Noun meaning girl or young woman
- stieß
- Past tense of stoßen: uttered, pushed, or exclaimed
- Ruf
- Noun meaning cry, call, or reputation
- Staunens
- Genitive of Staunen: of astonishment or amazement
- schaute
- Past tense of schauen: looked or gazed
- um
- Preposition meaning around or about
- wobei
- Relative adverb meaning whereby or in doing so
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning her or their
- Augen
- Plural of Auge: eyes
- bei
- Preposition meaning at, near, or with
- wunderbaren
- Adjective meaning wonderful or marvelous (inflected)
- Anblicken
- Plural of Anblick: sights or views
- sah
- Past tense of sehen: saw
- immer
- Adverb meaning always or ever
- größer
- Comparative adjective of groß: bigger or larger
- wurden
- Past tense plural of werden: became or were
- Wirbelsturm
- Noun meaning tornado or whirlwind
- hatte
- Past tense of haben: had
- sehr
- Adverb meaning very or greatly
- sanft
- Adjective/adverb meaning gently or softly
- abgesetzt
- Past participle of absetzen: set down or deposited
- für
- Preposition meaning for
- inmitten
- Preposition meaning in the middle of or amidst
- Landes
- Genitive of Land: of a country or land
- von
- Preposition meaning of or from
- wunderbarer
- Adjective meaning wonderful or marvelous (strong inflection)
- Schönheit
- Noun meaning beauty
- Überall
- Adverb meaning everywhere
- gab
- Past tense of geben: gave or there was
- schöne
- Adjective meaning beautiful or lovely (inflected)
- Rasenflächen
- Plural of Rasenfläche: lawns or grass areas
- stattlichen
- Adjective meaning stately or impressive (inflected)
- Bäumen
- Dative plural of Baum: trees
- reiche
- Adjective meaning rich or abundant (inflected)
- köstliche
- Adjective meaning delicious or exquisite (inflected)
- Früchte
- Plural of Frucht: fruits
- trugen
- Past tense plural of tragen: bore or carried
- befanden
- Past tense of befinden: were located or found
- Beete
- Plural of Beet: flower beds or garden plots
- prächtigen
- Adjective meaning splendid or magnificent (inflected)
- Blumen
- Plural of Blume: flowers
- Vögel
- Plural of Vogel: birds
- seltenen
- Adjective meaning rare or unusual (inflected)
- leuchtenden
- Adjective meaning glowing or radiant (inflected)
- Gefieder
- Noun meaning plumage or feathers of a bird
- sangen
- Past tense plural of singen: sang
- flatterten
- Past tense of flattern: fluttered or flapped wings
- Büschen
- Dative plural of Busch: bushes or shrubs
- kleines
- Adjective meaning small or little (strong neuter)
- Stück
- Noun meaning piece, bit, or short distance
- entfernt
- Adjective/adverb meaning away or distant
- kleiner
- Adjective meaning small or little (strong masculine)
- Bach
- Noun meaning brook or small stream
- rauschend
- Present participle of rauschen: rushing or murmuring
- funkelnd
- Present participle of funkeln: sparkling or glittering
- zwischen
- Preposition meaning between or among
- grünen
- Adjective meaning green (inflected form)
- Ufern
- Dative plural of Ufer: banks or shores
- dahinfloss
- Past tense of dahinfließen: flowed along or streamed by
- Gemurmel
- Noun meaning murmur or babbling sound
- sprach
- Past tense of sprechen: spoke or said
- kleinen
- Adjective meaning small or little (inflected dative)
- lange
- Adverb/adjective meaning long or for a long time
- trockenen
- Adjective meaning dry (inflected form)
- grauen
- Adjective meaning grey or gloomy (inflected form)
- Prärien
- Plural of Prärie: prairies or plains
- gelebt
- Past participle of leben: lived
- willkommen
- Adjective/interjection meaning welcome
- Während
- Conjunction/preposition meaning while or during
- begierig
- Adjective meaning eager or keen
- seltsamen
- Adjective meaning strange or peculiar (inflected)
- wunderschönen
- Adjective meaning beautiful or gorgeous (inflected)
- Anblicke
- Plural of Anblick: sights or views
- wie
- Conjunction/adverb meaning how or as
- Gruppe
- Noun meaning group or cluster of people
- seltsamsten
- Superlative of seltsam: strangest or most peculiar
- Menschen
- Plural of Mensch: people or human beings
- je
- Adverb meaning ever or each
- gesehen
- Past participle of sehen: seen
- zubewegte
- Past tense of sich zubewegen: moved toward something
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