German
Es ist Sommer.
English translation
It is summer.
German · Absolute Beginner
Die Ameise und die Heuschrecke
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Eine fleißige Ameise im Sommer
A busy ant in summer
German
Eine Heuschrecke singt auf einem Feld.
English translation
A grasshopper sings in a field.
German
Eine Ameise kommt vorbei.
English translation
An ant comes by.
German
Sie trägt Getreide zu ihrem Nest.
English translation
She carries grain to her nest.
German
Das ist schwere Arbeit.
English translation
That is hard work.
German
Die Heuschrecke möchte mit der Ameise reden.
English translation
The grasshopper wants to talk to the ant.
German
Aber die Ameise sammelt Essen für den Winter.
English translation
But the ant is collecting food for the winter.
German
Sie sagt zur Heuschrecke: „Sammle auch Essen für den Winter!“
English translation
She says to the grasshopper, “Collect food for the winter too!”
German
Jetzt gibt es viel Essen.
English translation
There is a lot of food now.
German
Deshalb will die Heuschrecke noch kein Essen für den Winter sammeln.
English translation
That is why the grasshopper still doesn’t want to collect food for the winter.
German
Die Ameise geht weiter und arbeitet weiter.
English translation
The ant goes on and keeps working.
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