German
Ein Prinz will eine Prinzessin heiraten.
English translation
A prince wants to marry a princess.
German · Absolute Beginner
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
Adapted from The Princess and the Pea
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
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Der Prinz will eine echte Prinzessin
The prince wants a real princess
German
Aber sie muss eine echte Prinzessin sein.
English translation
But she has to be a real princess.
German
Er reist durch die ganze Welt und sucht eine echte Prinzessin.
English translation
He travels all over the world in search of a real princess.
German
Er findet viele Prinzessinnen.
English translation
He finds many princesses.
German
Aber er ist nie sicher: Sind sie wirklich echte Prinzessinnen?
English translation
But he is never sure: are they really genuine princesses?
German
Er findet immer ein Problem.
English translation
He always finds a problem.
German
Keine ist für ihn richtig.
English translation
None of them is right for him.
German
Der Prinz kommt nach Hause.
English translation
The prince comes home.
German
Er ist traurig.
English translation
He is sad.
German
Er möchte so gern eine echte Prinzessin heiraten.
English translation
He wants so badly to marry a real princess.
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