German · Intermediate
Adapted from Sleeping Beauty
A princess and her kingdom fall into a long sleep after a curse, until a prince reaches the castle.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Vor langer Zeit lebten ein König und eine Königin, die sich sehnlich ein Kind wünschten. Jeden Tag sagten sie: „Ach, hätten wir doch ein Kind!“ Doch ihr Wunsch blieb unerfüllt.
Long ago, a king and queen lived who desperately wanted a child. Every day they said, “Oh, if only we had a child!” But their wish remained unfulfilled.
Als die Königin eines Tages badete, kroch ein Frosch aus dem Wasser ans Land. Er sagte zu ihr: „Ihr Wunsch wird in Erfüllung gehen. Noch bevor ein Jahr vergangen ist, werden Sie eine Tochter bekommen.“
One day, while the queen was bathing, a frog crawled out of the water onto the land. It said to her, “Your wish will come true. Before a year has passed, you will have a daughter.”
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