German · Absolute Beginner

Rotkäppchen

Name: Rotkäppchen
Author: The Brothers Grimm

Adapted from Little Red Riding Hood

By The Brothers Grimm

A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.

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Wie Rotkäppchen zu seinem Namen kam

How Red-Cap got her name

Alle haben ein kleines Mädchen lieb.

Everyone loves a little girl.

Seine Großmutter hat es besonders lieb.

Her grandmother is especially fond of her.

Sie schenkt ihm ein rotes Käppchen.

She gives her a little red cap.

Das ist eine kleine Mütze.

It is a little cap.

Das Mädchen trägt das Käppchen immer.

The girl always wears the cap.

Deshalb nennen alle das Mädchen Rotkäppchen.

That's why everyone calls the girl Little Red Riding Hood.

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