German
Der Fuchs und die Störchin besuchen sich.
English translation
The fox and the stork visit each other.
German · Absolute Beginner
Der Fuchs und die Störchin
Adapted from The Fox and the Stork
A fox serves food in a way the stork cannot eat, and the stork later returns the trick.
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Die flache Schale des Fuchses
The fox's shallow dish
German
Sie scheinen gute Freunde zu sein.
English translation
They seem to be good friends.
German
Eines Tages lädt der Fuchs die Störchin zum Essen ein.
English translation
One day, the fox invites the stork to dinner.
German
Der Fuchs gibt ihr nur etwas Suppe.
English translation
The fox gives her only some soup.
German
Die Suppe ist in einer sehr flachen Schale.
English translation
The soup is in a very shallow bowl.
German
Das ist ein Scherz vom Fuchs.
English translation
This is a joke by the fox.
German
Er kann die Suppe leicht mit der Zunge essen.
English translation
He can easily eat the soup with his tongue.
German
Die Störchin hat einen langen Schnabel.
English translation
The stork has a long beak.
German
Nur die Spitze kommt in die Suppe.
English translation
Only the tip goes into the soup.
German
Die Störchin kann nicht essen.
English translation
The stork can’t eat.
German
Sie bleibt hungrig.
English translation
She stays hungry.
German
„Die Suppe schmeckt dir nicht. Das tut mir leid“, sagt der Fuchs.
English translation
“You don’t like the soup. I’m sorry,” says the fox.
German
Die Störchin lädt den Fuchs auch zum Essen ein.
English translation
The stork invites the fox to dinner too.
German
Die beiden wählen einen Tag für den Besuch.
English translation
The two of them choose a day for the visit.
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