German · Beginner
Adapted from The Frog and the Ox
A frog tries to swell herself to the size of an ox.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Ein Froschvater sitzt am Rand eines Teichs. Ein kleiner Frosch kommt zu seinem Vater und erzählt von einem schrecklichen Tier. Der kleine Frosch hält es für ein Ungeheuer.
A father frog sits at the edge of a pond. A little frog comes to his father and tells him about a terrible animal. The little frog thinks it’s a monster.
„Vater, es war so groß wie ein Berg!“, sagt er. „Es hatte Hörner auf dem Kopf und einen langen Schwanz.“
“Father, it was as big as a mountain!” he says. “It had horns on its head and a long tail.”
Auch die Hufe des Tiers beschreibt der kleine Frosch: Jeder Huf war in der Mitte geteilt.
The little frog also describes the animal’s hooves: each hoof was split down the middle.
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