German · Beginner
Adapted from The Nightingale
An emperor discovers the song of a living nightingale, then learns its value after replacing it with a machine.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Vor langer Zeit lebte in China ein Kaiser. Sein Palast war ganz aus Porzellan und war der schönste der Welt. Porzellan kann leicht zerbrechen. Deshalb mussten alle im Palast vorsichtig sein.
Long ago, an emperor lived in China. His palace was made entirely of porcelain and was the most beautiful in the world. Porcelain can break easily. So everyone in the palace had to be careful.
Im Garten wuchsen die schönsten Blumen. An ihnen hingen kleine silberne Glocken. Wenn die Glocken klingelten, blieben die Menschen stehen und sahen die Blumen an. Der Garten war so groß, dass nicht einmal der Gärtner sein Ende kannte.
The most beautiful flowers grew in the garden. Little silver bells hung from them. When the bells rang, people stopped and looked at the flowers. The garden was so large that even the gardener didn’t know where it ended.
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