German · Intermediate
Adapted from Cinderella
A mistreated young woman receives help from a magical bird and goes to the king’s festival.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Die Frau eines reichen Mannes wurde schwer krank. Als sie spürte, dass sie bald sterben würde, rief sie ihre einzige Tochter an ihr Bett.
A rich man’s wife became seriously ill. When she felt that she would soon die, she called her only daughter to her bedside.
„Liebes Kind, bleib gut und fromm“, sagte sie. „Dann wird der liebe Gott dich immer beschützen. Ich werde vom Himmel auf dich herabsehen und dir nahe sein.“ Danach schloss sie die Augen und starb.
“My dear child, be good and devout,” she said. “Then God will always protect you. I will look down on you from heaven and be close to you.” Then she closed her eyes and died.
Das Mädchen ging jeden Tag zum Grab seiner Mutter und weinte. Es hielt sich an ihre Worte und blieb gut und fromm. Im Winter bedeckte der Schnee das Grab wie ein weißes Tuch. Als die Frühlingssonne den Schnee wieder schmelzen ließ, hatte der Vater bereits eine andere Frau geheiratet.
The girl went to her mother’s grave every day and wept. She followed her mother’s advice and remained good and devout. In winter, snow covered the grave like a white cloth. When the spring sun melted the snow again, her father had already married another woman.
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