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Der einbeinige Zinnsoldat
The one-legged tin soldier
German
Ein kleiner Junge bekam zum Geburtstag eine Schachtel mit fünfundzwanzig Zinnsoldaten. Die Soldaten waren alle aus demselben alten Zinnlöffel gemacht worden. Deshalb waren sie Brüder. Sie trugen rote und blaue Uniformen und hielten ihre Gewehre auf der Schulter.
English translation
A little boy received a box of twenty-five tin soldiers for his birthday. All the soldiers had been made from the same old tin spoon. That made them brothers. They wore red and blue uniforms and held their rifles on their shoulders.
German
Als der Deckel der Schachtel aufging, klatschte der Junge vor Freude in die Hände. „Zinnsoldaten!“, rief er und stellte sie auf den Tisch.
English translation
When the lid of the box opened, the boy clapped his hands with joy. “Tin soldiers!” he cried, and set them on the table.
German
Fast alle Soldaten sahen gleich aus. Nur einer hatte ein einziges Bein. Er war als Letzter gemacht worden, und für sein zweites Bein war nicht mehr genug Zinn übrig gewesen. Trotzdem stand er sicher auf seinem einen Bein.
English translation
Almost all the soldiers looked alike. Only one had just one leg. He had been made last, and there wasn’t enough tin left for his second leg. Even so, he stood steadily on his one leg.
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