The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3
But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice:
Aber die kleine alte Frau trat auf Dorothy zu, machte eine tiefe Verbeugung und sagte mit süßer Stimme:
"You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.
„Sei willkommen, edelste Zauberin, im Land der Munchkins.
Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder.
Dorothy hörte dieser Rede voller Staunen zu.
What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East?
Was konnte die kleine Frau damit meinen, sie eine Zauberin zu nennen und zu behaupten, sie habe die Böse Hexe des Ostens getötet?
Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl, who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home; and she had never killed anything in all her life.
Dorothy war ein unschuldiges, harmloses kleines Mädchen, das von einem Wirbelsturm viele Meilen von zu Hause fortgetragen worden war; und sie hatte in ihrem ganzen Leben noch nie etwas getötet.
But the little woman evidently expected her to answer; so Dorothy said, with hesitation, "You are very kind, but there must be some mistake.
Aber die kleine Frau erwartete offensichtlich eine Antwort von ihr; also sagte Dorothy zögernd: „Ihr seid sehr freundlich, aber es muss ein Irrtum vorliegen.
Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright.
Dorothy schaute hin und stieß einen kleinen Schreckensschrei aus.
There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
Dort ragten tatsächlich, genau unter der Ecke des großen Balkens, auf dem das Haus ruhte, zwei Füße hervor, die in silberne Schuhe mit spitzen Zehen gekleidet waren.
"The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?
„Das Haus muss auf sie gefallen sein. Was sollen wir nur tun?
Vocabulary
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- die
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural)
- kleine
- Adjective meaning small or little
- alte
- Adjective meaning old or aged
- Frau
- Noun meaning woman or Mrs.
- trat
- Past tense of treten; stepped or approached
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or toward
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning to or toward
- machte
- Past tense of machen; made or did
- eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)
- tiefe
- Adjective meaning deep or low
- Verbeugung
- Noun meaning a bow or formal gesture of respect
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- sagte
- Past tense of sagen; said or spoke
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or by means of
- süßer
- Adjective meaning sweet, used to describe voice
- Stimme
- Noun meaning voice or vocal sound
- Sei
- Imperative of sein; be (you are welcome)
- willkommen
- Adjective or interjection meaning welcome
- edelste
- Superlative of edel; most noble or most distinguished
- Zauberin
- Noun meaning sorceress or female magician
- im
- Contraction of in dem; in the
- Land
- Noun meaning land, country, or region
- der
- Definite article 'the' (masculine/genitive feminine)
- hörte
- Past tense of hören; heard or listened
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning this or these
- Rede
- Noun meaning speech, talk, or discourse
- voller
- Adjective or preposition meaning full of
- Staunen
- Noun meaning astonishment or amazement
- Was
- Interrogative pronoun meaning what
- konnte
- Past tense of können; could or was able to
- damit
- Pronoun or conjunction meaning with it or thereby
- meinen
- Verb meaning to mean, think, or intend
- sie
- Pronoun meaning she, they, or you (formal)
- nennen
- Verb meaning to name or call something
- behaupten
- Verb meaning to claim or assert something
- habe
- Present tense of haben; have (first person singular)
- Böse
- Adjective used as noun meaning evil or wicked
- Hexe
- Noun meaning witch or sorceress
- des
- Genitive article meaning 'of the' (masculine/neuter)
- Ostens
- Genitive of Osten; of the East
- getötet
- Past participle of töten; killed or slain
- war
- Past tense of sein; was
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- unschuldiges
- Adjective meaning innocent or guileless
- harmloses
- Adjective meaning harmless or inoffensive
- kleines
- Adjective meaning small or little (neuter form)
- Mädchen
- Noun meaning girl or young female
- das
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning that/which
- von
- Preposition meaning from, of, or by
- einem
- Indefinite article dative form; by a or in a
- Wirbelsturm
- Noun meaning tornado, cyclone, or whirlwind
- viele
- Adjective or pronoun meaning many or a lot
- Meilen
- Noun meaning miles (plural of Meile)
- Hause
- Dative of Haus; home, used in 'von Hause' away from home
- fortgetragen
- Past participle meaning carried away or transported off
- worden
- Auxiliary past participle of werden; been (passive)
- hatte
- Past tense of haben; had
- in
- Preposition meaning in or into
- ihrem
- Possessive pronoun dative form; in her/their
- ganzen
- Adjective meaning whole, entire, or complete
- Leben
- Noun meaning life or lifetime
- noch
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or even
- nie
- Adverb meaning never or not ever
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning something or somewhat
- erwartete
- Past tense of erwarten; expected or anticipated
- offensichtlich
- Adjective or adverb meaning obviously or evidently
- Antwort
- Noun meaning answer or reply
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning her, their, or you (plural informal)
- also
- Conjunction or adverb meaning so, thus, or therefore
- zögernd
- Present participle of zögern; hesitantly or faltering
- Ihr
- Formal second-person pronoun meaning you (polite plural)
- seid
- Second-person plural of sein; you are
- sehr
- Adverb meaning very or greatly
- freundlich
- Adjective meaning friendly, kind, or courteous
- aber
- Conjunction meaning but or however
- es
- Pronoun meaning it or there (expletive)
- muss
- Modal verb meaning must or has to
- Irrtum
- Noun meaning mistake, error, or misunderstanding
- vorliegen
- Verb meaning to exist, be present, or be the case
- schaute
- Past tense of schauen; looked or glanced
- hin
- Directional adverb meaning there or in that direction
- stieß
- Past tense of stoßen; let out or uttered suddenly
- einen
- Indefinite article accusative; a or an
- kleinen
- Adjective meaning small or little (accusative form)
- Schreckensschrei
- Noun meaning cry of horror or terrified scream
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, or off
- Dort
- Adverb meaning there or over there
- ragten
- Past tense of ragen; protruded or jutted out
- tatsächlich
- Adverb meaning indeed, actually, or in fact
- genau
- Adjective or adverb meaning exactly or precisely
- unter
- Preposition meaning under, beneath, or among
- Ecke
- Noun meaning corner, edge, or angle
- großen
- Adjective meaning large or big (inflected form)
- Balkens
- Genitive of Balken; of the beam or timber
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning the (dative case)
- Haus
- Noun meaning house or home
- ruhte
- Past tense of ruhen; rested or lay upon
- zwei
- Numeral meaning two
- Füße
- Noun meaning feet (plural of Fuß)
- hervor
- Directional adverb meaning forth, out, or protruding
- silberne
- Adjective meaning silver or made of silver
- Schuhe
- Noun meaning shoes (plural of Schuh)
- spitzen
- Adjective meaning pointed or sharp (inflected form)
- Zehen
- Noun meaning toes (plural of Zehe)
- gekleidet
- Past participle of kleiden; dressed or clothed
- waren
- Past tense of sein; were (plural)
- Das
- Demonstrative pronoun or article meaning that or the
- gefallen
- Verb meaning to please or be pleasing to someone
- sein
- Infinitive meaning to be; also possessive meaning his
- sollen
- Modal verb meaning should, supposed to, or shall
- wir
- First-person plural pronoun meaning we
- nur
- Adverb meaning only, just, or merely
- tun
- Verb meaning to do or to perform an action
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