German · Beginner
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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Scene 1 · Beginner
Ein Prinz wollte eine Prinzessin heiraten. Aber sie musste eine echte Prinzessin sein. Deshalb reiste er um die ganze Welt und suchte nach einer Frau.
A prince wanted to marry a princess. But she had to be a real princess. So he traveled all over the world, looking for a woman.
Er traf viele Prinzessinnen, doch er war nie sicher, ob sie wirklich echte Prinzessinnen waren. Bei jeder war irgendetwas nicht richtig. Schließlich kam er nach Hause zurück. Er war traurig, denn er wollte so gern eine echte Prinzessin heiraten.
He met many princesses, but he was never sure whether they were really genuine princesses. There was something not quite right about each one. At last, he returned home. He was sad because he wanted so badly to marry a real princess.
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