German
Der Hase sagt zu den anderen Tieren: „Ich bin sehr schnell. Wer will mit mir um die Wette laufen?“
English translation
The hare says to the other animals, “I’m very fast. Who wants to race me?”
German · Absolute Beginner
Die Schildkröte und der Hase
Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Der Hase fordert die Schildkröte heraus
The Hare challenges the Tortoise
German
Die Schildkröte will gegen den Hasen laufen.
English translation
The tortoise wants to race the hare.
German
Der Hase findet das lustig.
English translation
The hare thinks that’s funny.
German
Aber die Schildkröte will das Rennen machen.
English translation
But the tortoise wants to go ahead with the race.
German
Dann beginnt das Rennen.
English translation
Then the race begins.
German
Der Hase und die Schildkröte laufen los.
English translation
The hare and the tortoise set off.
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