do you do (goes it [to] you), if I may (~dürfen~) ask? 3. [I] thank
[you], very well. I see you [have] come with two big baskets to-day.
What are you bringing us? 4. New potatoes in (the) one and eggs in the
other. 5. I am very glad of it (that rejoices, ~freuen~, me very),
for I know that your eggs are always fresh and good, and my husband
(man), who cares still more for (~noch lieber essen~) potatoes than
I, always says, nowhere in the world [do] they grow better than in
your sandy forest‿soil. 6. In‿that he is (has) right, (gracious) Madam
(~Frau~). Has he also told you when he (has) tasted our potatoes
for (~zu~) the first time (~Mal~)? 7. No. When was that? 8. About
(~ungefähr~) eight weeks ago (before about eight weeks), shortly
before your wedding (~Hochzeit~). He had lost his way in the forest
and was‿obliged‿to stay‿over‿night (~herbergen~) with us. My wife
served him [some] of our very‿best potatoes, and as (~da~) we had only
one large bed in the house, he had‿to sleep in the hayloft. When
he started off again the next morning, he told us that the potatoes
had tasted to him even (~noch~) better than our fresh eggs, and that
he had slept on the fragrant hay as on the softest down. 9. I hope
(~hoffen~), Mr. Collier, that he paid you well for the dish [of]
potatoes and his night’s‿lodging. 10. Only too well, Madam. Before he
went away, he gave our little daughter a goldpiece, and it wasn’t a
week before (~so~) he sent (~schicken~) his hired man with a second
return‿present. 11. I really (~doch~) should‿like‿to (~mögen~) know
what kind of present that was. 12. This horse here, a magnificent
creature! I should‿be‿willing‿to bet that our gracious sovereign
himself has no better [one] in his stables. And now be so good, Mrs.
Fisher, and accept these eggs and potatoes as [a] wedding‿present
(~Hochzeitsgeschenk~) from us. If they agree with you, [there] are
(still) more at your service. 13. I accept them with all my heart
(~herzlich gern~), and as‿soon‿as we can, my husband and I will
come‿out (~hinauskommen~) to your house (to you) in order (~um~) to
thank your wife herself and (to) see your little daughter.~
Wie der alte Hermesbauer gestorben ist.
~A.~ 1. Was tat der alte Hermesbauer, als er selbst nicht mehr zur
Kirche gehen konnte? 2. Wie sagen Sie auf deutsch: “~He did that to
please his friend~”? 3. Wer ist der Sensenmann? Und warum wird er so
genannt? 4. Womit waren die Knechte und Mägde beschäftigt? 5. Welcher
Dichter wird hier zitiert? 6. Worin unterscheiden sich die Stammformen
der schwachen Zeitwörter auf »-ieren« von denen der meisten anderen
schwachen Zeitwörter? 7. Wozu war der Brummler früher oft gebraucht
worden? 8. Was sollten die Kinder tun, sobald sie den Brummler hörten?
9. Warum fürchteten die Kinder, daß sie den Brummler überhören
könnten? 10. Wie lauten die Stammformen von dem Zeitwort »überhören«?
11. Ist es trennbar oder untrennbar, und welcher Teil des Zeitworts
trägt den Ton? 12. Welche zwei verschiedenen Bedeutungen hat das Wort
»daheim« in dem letzten Satze dieser Geschichte?
~B. 1. After we had read the story of (the) Farmer Hermes, our teacher
(~Lehrer~ _or_ ~Lehrerin~) asked (~stellen~ _or_ ~tun~) the following
(~folgend~) questions: First (~erstens~), where the Hermes Farm was
situated (_subj._), and who had brought (_subj._) (the) Farmer Hermes
the holy communion when he (~dieser~) became (_ind._) so ill that he
could (_ind._) no longer (more) go to the little chapel. 2. Secondly,
whether the farmer’s wife had died (_subj._) before him or after
him. 3. Thirdly, how many of us knew (_subj._) in (~unter~) whose
reign (~Regierung~) Shakespeare had written (_subj._) his first plays
(~Schauspiel~). 4. Fourthly, why the farmer’s children had (_subj._)
looked up from time to time to the Hermes Farm when they were (_ind._)
below in the valley. 5. Fifthly, whether the children had succeeded
(_subj._; ~gelingen;~ _impers._) in bringing their sheaves up the hill
(in)to‿the[ir] father’s‿house.~
Bruder Klaus und die treuen Tiere.
~A.~ 1. Unter was für Bäumen stand die Zelle des Einsiedels? 2. Wie
viele Kameraden hatte Bruder Klaus, und wie viele Hände und Füße hatten
alle Bewohner der Zelle zusammen? 3. Woher kam es, daß die Gaben der
Landleute nicht mehr so reichlich flossen wie vormals? 4. Was ist der
Unterschied zwischen »Landleute« und »Landsleute«? 5. Wie schmecken die
Schlehen, süß oder sauer? 6. Wovon ernährte sich der Hase? 7. Warum
nannten Fuchs und Kater den Hasen den »Langgeöhrten«? 8. Kennen Sie
noch ein anderes vierbeiniges Tier, welches ebenfalls wegen seiner
langen Ohren verspottet wird? 9. Welchen bösen Rat gaben Fuchs und
Kater dem Einsiedel, und warum wollte dieser ihren Rat nicht annehmen?
10. Wie erging es dem Hasen schließlich?
~B. =Practice on Passive Constructions=~
1. Er hatte die drei Tiere aufgezogen: ~The three animals had been
brought up by (~von~) him.~ 2. Die umwohnenden Bauern versorgten
Bruder Klaus reichlich mit Speise und Trank: ~Brother Klaus was richly
provided with food and drink by the neighboring peasants.~ 3. Es wäre
besser, wenn wir den Langgeöhrten schlachteten und brieten: ~It would
have been better if the long-eared‿fellow had been killed and roasted.~
4. Mit diesen Worten entließ der Einsiedel die Tiere: ~With these words
the beasts were dismissed by the hermit.~ 5. Das Glöcklein läutet
jeden Morgen: ~The bell is rung every morning.~ 6. Der Einsiedel wird
dein Opfer nicht annehmen: ~Your sacrifice will not be accepted by the
hermit.~ 7. Du sollst den Hasenbalg auf den Zaunpfahl aufhängen: ~The
hareskin is‿to be hung up on the fence post.~ 8. Wenn genug zu essen
da wäre, so würde er die Knochen den treuen Tieren zuwerfen: ~If there
were enough to eat, the bones would be thrown to the faithful beasts.~
Der bekehrte Stiefelknecht.
Aus diesem Stück von dem bekehrten Stiefelknecht wollen wir uns die
folgenden Redensarten merken und einüben:
1. Seite 49: »... auf /die/ Herren Stiefel warten«: ~_a._ I shall wait
for him. _b._ He always waited for me. _c._ If you had waited for her,
you would have come too late.~
2. Seite 49: »... die Stiefel haben’s gut«, auch Seite 54: »... kein
Mensch hat’s so sauer wie ein Minister«: ~_a._ Fred had an easy time
of it as‿long‿as (~solange~) he was with his uncle (~Onkel~). _b._ You
will have a hard time of it there. _c._ If I had a hard time of it
here, I should not stay.~
3. Seite 50: »... gehen sie im Sonnenschein spazieren«: ~_a._. We had
been taking a stroll in the forest. _b._ Will you go for a walk with me
this afternoon?~
4. Seite 50: »... sie aber machen sich’s bequem«: ~_a._ Come in
(~herein~) and make yourself comfortable. _b._ After I had made myself
comfortable, I began to read.~
5. Seite 50: »... trug er lieber« und Seite 53: »Am liebsten hätte
ich...«. Merken Sie sich: »Ich lese gern« ~I like to read~ oder ~I
am fond of reading.~ »Aber ich singe (noch) lieber« ~But I prefer to
sing~ oder ~I like singing still better.~ (»Aber ich singe lieber, als
daß ich lese« ~But I had rather sing than read.~) »Am liebsten jedoch
spiele ich die Flöte« ~Best of all, however, I like playing the flute~
oder ~What I prefer above all, however, is playing the flute.~ -- Nun
sagen Sie auf deutsch: ~_a._ Are you fond of dancing (~tanzen~)? Yes, I
am very fond of dancing. _b._ If you had rather go on foot (~zu Fuß~),
why don’t you say so (it)? _c._ She prefers walking to driving (goes
rather on foot than that she drives, ~fahren~). _d._ What I prefer
above all, however, is riding‿on‿horseback (~reiten~). _e._ I should
have liked best to stay at home to-day. _f._ I think he will prefer to
read this book rather than the other.~
6. Seite 51: »... wenn er Lust hat« und »Ich habe die Plackerei satt«.
Merken Sie sich: »Ich habe Lust (keine Lust) es zu tun« ~I feel (don’t
feel) like doing it.~ »Ich habe keine Lust dazu« ~I don’t feel like
it.~ »Ich habe es (die Sache, das Singen, Tanzen usw.) satt« ~I am
tired of it (of the thing, of singing, of dancing, etc.).~ Sagen Sie
also auf deutsch: ~_a._ Do you feel like taking a stroll with me?
_b._. If you feel like taking a walk, why don’t you do it? _c._ If
I had felt like it, I should have done it. _d._ I don’t feel at‿all
(~gar~) like speaking with him. I am heartily (~herzlich~) tired of
him. _e._ If I were not so tired of riding (~Reiten~), I should buy me
a horse again.~
7. Seite 52: »Ich befinde mich gar nicht wohl«. Merken Sie sich: »Ich
befinde mich (sehr) schlecht« ~I feel (very) ill (sick)!~ Sagen Sie auf
deutsch: ~_a._ How do you feel now, Mr. Collier? [I] thank [you], Mrs.
Fisher, I feel (already) much better than an hour ago. _b._ I always
feel (~am~) best when it is warm and dry (~trocken~). _c._ If he had
felt ill when we were there, he would have told us (it).~
Die Wunderlampe.
~1. On one of those long winter‿evenings shortly before Christmas
(~Weihnachten~) (the) Father returned from Graz, shook the snow from
his shoes, called us all together (~zusammenrufen~), and said: “Now you
shall just see what kind of Christmas‿present (~Weihnachtsgeschenk~) I
have brought you!”~
~2. While (~während~) he unpacked his wares, (the) Mother said: “I hope
it is a new American (~amerikanisch~) kerosene‿lamp, for I am heartily
tired of the dim candlelight.”~
~3. “You have guessed (~erraten~) it, Mother,” he laughed, “and now
I’ll show you what a wonderfully‿fine light it gives. 4. First (~erst~)
you fill the lamp with kerosene from this keg here. 5. Then you take
the burner (~Kapsel~) with the wick in‿it and screw (~schrauben~) it on
(~darauf~), this way (~so~). 6. Then you light the wick and quickly put
this glass‿tube over‿it: there‿now (~so~)!”~
~7. “But it smokes,” I cried; “the glass‿tube is getting all (~ganz~)
black, and I don’t see the light at all!” 8. “Be still, Peter,” said
(the) Father, “or I’ll...” 9. Then he turned the wick up a little
higher, and as (~da~) it then smoked still more, he turned it down
again, but there (~es~) came no bright light yet.~
~10. At (in) that (~dieser~) moment (~Augenblick~) my older brother
Fred said: “Perhaps the wonderful‿lamp will burn (_pres._) brighter if
we remove the glass‿tube altogether,” and with‿that he tried to take it
(~dieser~) off (~abzunehmen~), but it was so hot that he screamed aloud
(~laut aufschreien~) as‿soon‿as his fingers touched (~berühren~) it.
11. The rest of us children (We other, _weak infl._, children) laughed
at (~über~, _acc._) him.~
~12. “Well,” said our mother finally, “I should not wonder (it would,
~sollen~, not surprise, ~wundern~, me), Father, if the wick were still
standing too high. 13. Turn it down lower, please, till it goes clear
back into the shell.”~
14. Hardly (~kaum~) had (the) Father done that when (~so~) the flame
blazed forth out of the slit, so bright that we were almost (~beinahe~)
frightened. 15. “Mother,” cried he, “you have done it! The lamp
belongs (~gehören~) to you! 16. But I was (already) beginning to think
(believe) that the merchant had taken me in. 17. Now we’ll blow out all
[the] candles!”--and so (~das~) we did.~
Kurze Reise nach Amerika.
~A.~ 1. Warum kann man von Deutschland aus nicht ganz zu Fuß nach
England gehen? 2. Wer hatte die neuen Stiefel bestellt, an denen
Andreas arbeitete? 3. Was bedeutet es, wenn die Mutter sagt, der
selige Vater habe zwanzig Knieriemen an sich und an dem jungen
Andreas zerrissen? Warum sagt sie, auch an Andreas? 4. Was ist ein
Hofschuhmachermeister? 5. Woher wissen Sie, daß die Witwe Palmberger
gerade nicht arm war? 6. Warum sollte Andreas am ersten Tage nur bis
Merkendorf gehen? 7. Hatte die Mutter wohl noch einen anderen Grund,
ihm das zu raten? 8. Wo bekam Andreas das Heimweh? 9. Was für eine
Lampe brannte in der Herberge? 10. Was für ein Ding ist ein Scheffel?
Und was tat Andreas mit dem Scheffel? 11. Erzählen Sie die Geschichte
selbst weiter bis dahin, wo Andreas wieder heimkommt zur Mutter! 12.
Was war die erste Arbeit, die Andreas nach seiner Rückkehr vornahm? 13.
Wie lange blieb Andreas noch unverheiratet? 14. Wodurch machte er den
Schaden, den er dem Merkendorfer Wirt zugefügt hatte, wieder gut?
~B. 1. I will tell you briefly why Andreas was dissatisfied, why he
wanted [to go] to England or America, what he went‿through (~erleben~)
on the journey, and why he so soon returned to his mother. 2. He
believed that there (~es~) was no money in (nothing with) the
shoemaker’s‿business at (in) his home (~Heimat~). 3. “If I stay
here,” he said to his mother, “I must remain all my life what I am
now, but in England I may (~können~) perhaps become His Majesty’s
Court‿(Master)‿Shoemaker.” 4. So (~also~) he strapped up his knapsack,
took leave (~Abschied~) of his mother, and went off. 5. In the inn
at (~zu~) Merkendorf, where he spent (~verbringen~) the first night,
he had‿to sleep beside (~neben~) a Würzburger teamster (~Fuhrmann~)
who seemed to be dreaming about a fight and struck Andreas in(to) the
back‿of‿the‿neck. 6. The poor shoemaker jumped up frightened and looked
about for another place‿to‿sleep, which he also soon found. 7. But as
it was very dark in the room, he did not see that he had lain (laid
himself) [down] on a long kneading‿trough instead‿of (~anstatt~) on
a bench. 8. Soon he too began to dream and turned (himself) on his
side, the trough‿cover gave‿way and tipped over, and Andreas slipped
down into the warm, white dough, at‿which (~worüber~) he woke up. 9.
With one big jump he was out of it, shook himself, and was‿about‿to
(~wollen~) raise [a] racket. 10. But how angry (~zornig~) the innkeeper
would have been (become), and how the teamsters, the servants, and
the children would have jeered‿at (~verspotten~) him! 11. Therefore
he took [his] hat, cane, and knapsack, climbed (~steigen~) out of
the window (~zum... hinaus~), and ran back (~wieder~) home, where he
arrived (~anlangen~) just before daybreak, and without (~ohne~) having
(to have) been seen by anyone (~irgend jemand~) except (~außer~) his
mother. 12. After this short journey to America he no longer desired to
go abroad, but picked out a wife (for himself) and had a grand wedding.~
Wie man Diebe fängt.
~A.~ 1. Haben Sie nicht schon einmal in diesem Buche von Dieben
gelesen? Wissen Sie noch, wo das war? 2. Wo kam der Kaffee her, den
der Kapitän trank? Und wo liegt der Ort? 3. Wovor fürchtete sich der
Kapitän, als die Nebel heraufstiegen? 4. Was oder wer weckte ihn aus
dem ersten Halbschlummer? 5. Wie kam es, daß der Alte sich anfangs
wehrlos glaubte gegen den Dieb? 6. Womit wehrte er sich dennoch
zuletzt? 7. Wozu schüttelte er die Flasche noch, ehe er an dem Kork
drückte? 8. Erzählen Sie, was weiter passierte, und vergessen Sie ja
nicht, uns zu sagen, was die Moral von der Geschichte ist!
~B. 1. Half an hour (~Stunde~) after we had left (~verlassen~) the city
of Haarlem we came to (~an~) a large country‿house with a beautiful
veranda, and sure enough (~richtig~), there sat the old sea‿captain.
2. As‿soon‿as he saw (~erblicken~) us, he invited (~einladen~) us to
drink a cup [of] Mocha‿coffee with him, which (~was~) we did only too
gladly, for he always drinks (of) the best and dearest.~
~3. “(Mr.) Captain,” said my friend after a while (~Weile~), “is it
true that you had (_perf._) [an] unannounced visitor (~Besuch~) last
(yesterday) night (~nacht~)?” 4. “That is true,” he answered smiling
(~lächeln~), “but where did you hear (_perf._) of‿it?” 5. “At (~auf~)
the Haarlem Police‿Station,” I said, “only we cannot believe that you
defended (_perf._) yourself with a bottle [of] Seltzer‿water when
(~da~) you have so many Turkish sabers and other weapons (~Waffe~)
in your house.” 6. “Unfortunately (~leider~),” said the captain, “my
collection of arms is (~sich befinden~) not in the‿same end of the
house in which I sleep; but, as (~wie~) you will now believe, (the)
Seltzer‿water, thoroughly shaken, is just‿as (~ebenso~) good (in order)
to catch burglars with‿(it) as (in order) to quench (~löschen~, the)
thirst. 7. You ought to have (~sollen~; _past perf. subj._) heard
how it popped, just like (~gerade wie~) a pistol.” 8. “And didn’t
your servant, the old sailor, help (~helfen~; _perf._) you [to] catch
the thief and hand‿[him]‿over‿to‿the‿authorities?” we asked again.
9. “No,” was the answer. “I had sent him to (~in~) the city and he
had not yet returned when I went to bed; so (~also~) I had‿to do it
all (~ganz~) alone and with‿my‿own‿hands. 10. But the burglar was
so stunned from (~von~) his fall (~Fall~) that I did not find it
very difficult (~schwer~) to tie his throat with a long Chinese silk
(~seiden~) handkerchief which I always take to bed with [me].” 11.
“Do you think, (Mr.) Captain,” I asked, “that the Chinese make these
silk handkerchiefs so long and strong for that very purpose (~gerade
zu dem Zweck~)?” 12. “Hardly (~schwerlich~),” he laughed, “but I do
not believe either (also not) that our burglar had brought‿along a
rope in‿order‿that (~damit~) I might tie (_past subj._) his hands
on his back, and yet (~doch~) both‿things (~beides~) have happened
(~geschehen~) here. 13. The only (~einzig~; _neut._) [thing] that
(~was~) I regret (~bedauern~) is that I caught (_perf._) a terrible
(~fürchterlich~) cold‿in‿the‿head while (~während~) I was taking
(~bringen~) the malefactor to the Haarlem Police‿Station, for you know
that we sailors (~Seeleute~) cannot bear (~ertragen~) the fog as well
as you landlubbers (~Landratte~).”~
Die Grenzfichte.
~A.~ 1. Um was handelte es sich in dem Streit zwischen den beiden
Bauern? 2. Wie und wann entstand der Streit? 3. Warum nahm nicht
jeder Bauer einen Advokaten an? 4. Wer nahm sonst noch teil an dem
Streit? 5. Warum wird die Fichte ein »Bretterbaum« genannt? 6. Was
ist ein Friedenstifter? Und wie würden Sie einen Menschen nennen, der
den Frieden stört? 7. Zu welchem Jahrhundert gehört das Jahr 1845?
Und wie nennt man das vorhergehende Jahrhundert und das folgende?
Aber zu welchem Jahrhundert gehört das Jahr 1900? 8. An welche andere
Geschichte in diesem Buch erinnert Sie das Binden der Erntegarben?
9. Wie ging der Wunsch des Dorfschmieds in Erfüllung, und wer teilte
endlich die Grenzfichte?
~B. 1. The Teacher: Mr. R. will begin to tell us the story of (~von~)
the boundary‿spruce. If he makes mistakes (~Fehler~), correct
(~korrigieren~) him, please. 2. Mr. R. begins: About the middle of the
eighteenth century... 3. Miss W.: Wrong (~Falsch~)! Of the nineteenth
century! 4. Mr. R.: But we are told (it is told to‿us) that the
lightning (~Blitz~) struck (into) the giant‿spruce in‿the year 1845.
5. The Teacher: Quite right (~recht~), but that was in‿the nineteenth
century, was it not? 6. _a_. Mr. R.: Well, I’ll begin over again
(~wieder von vorn~). _b._ About the middle of the nineteenth century
two big farmers had a long, long quarrel over (~um~) a magnificent
spruce tree which stood on the boundary of their lands. _c._ Each said
that it belonged to him alone, and each had already paid his lawyer as
(so)‿much as the entire tree was worth... 7. _a._ Mr. B.: Wrong! For
that (~dazu~) they were too sensible. _b._ But the two farmers, their
wives, their children, their hired men, and their maidservants finally
lived in deadly enmity with‿one‿another, and even their dogs growled
at‿each‿other. 8. The Teacher: Mr. B., you may go on (~fortfahren~). 9.
_a._ Mr. B.: Several (~mehrere~) good men had tried to make (~stiften~)
peace between the two farmers, but these were too obstinate, and
the village‿blacksmith had said one day he wished (~wünschen~) that
(the) lightning would strike (into) the spruce, and that’s just what
happened (and just that happened) in‿the summer [of] 1845. _b._ Both
farmers with their help were in the adjoining fields. _c._ Both were
casting longing looks up to the spruce, (the) one from the right,
the other from the left. 10. The Teacher: Miss W., you may tell what
happened then. 11. Miss W.: Then black thunderclouds came on over the
mountains, from the southwest (~Südwest~)... 12. Mr. R.: Wrong! From
the northwest, it says (~heißen~) in the story. 13. The Teacher: You
are (have) right, Mr. R. Go on. 14. _a._ Mr. R.: And as the people
were‿about‿to (~wollen~) leave the fields and go home, there came from
(~aus~) a cloud that was as yellow as sulphur (~Schwefel~) a sudden
flash‿of‿lightning and split the giant‿tree from‿the top (~bis~) to‿the
root in‿two (~entzwei~), so‿that (the) one half fell upon the field
of (the) one farmer and the other upon that of the other. _b._ Then
the two quarrelers took each‿other by (~bei~) the hand and said: “That
was God’s finger. Now each of us has what belongs to him. We’ll be
friends!”~
Das Abenteuer im Walde.
~A.~ 1. Was für Eier hatte die Ameise auf dem Markt verkauft? 2. Wie
kam es, daß sie keinen Regen schirm bei sich hatte? 3. Wie nennt
man einen Schirm, den man gegen die Sonne gebraucht? 4. Wo war die
Grille gewesen? Und was hatte sie dort getan? 5. Wo wollte das
Johanniswürmchen hin? 6. Wer war der vierte Gast? 7. Wissen Sie noch,
wo Sie das Wort »Herberge« oder »herbergen« schon früher gesehen
haben? 8. Wovon hatte die Schnecke das Seitenstechen bekommen? 9.
Womit beschäftigte sich die Schnecke, nachdem sie sich ihr Plätzchen
ausgesucht hatte? 10. Warum tanzte die Schnecke nicht mit? 11. Von
wem wurde der Tanz unterbrochen? 12. Sagen Sie die Stammformen von
»unterbrochen« auf! 13. Wen hatte die Kröte besucht? Und warum kam sie
so spät heim? 14. Erzählen Sie uns, wie die Kröte hier betrieben wird!
15. Was geschah nun, als die alte Kröte nach Hause kam? 16. In welcher
Reihenfolge zogen die Gäste von dannen? 17. Wo brachten sie die Nacht
zu?
~B. I. What (~welch~) an adventure! Rain, rain, rain! Trees, shrubs,
ferns, moss, and stones,--everything is dripping, and the tree‿toad,
who ought to know (it) best, says that it won’t stop before to-morrow.
2. Five little creatures (~Geschöpf~) in the twilight under a big
toadstool! 3. An ant who has just sold her eggs at the market and
is now carrying home the money in a blue canvas‿bag,--an ant in
cloth‿shoes, but without overshoes and umbrella! 4. A cricket who has
been making‿music at‿a (~zur~) country‿fair and is now looking‿for an
inn, with her violin on her back! 5. Then [there] comes a glowworm
with his lantern, which he places on the table and which soon brings
them the fourth wayfarer, a big bug who is [a] journeyman‿carpenter
and takes (~halten~) the toadstool for a carpenters’‿inn. He has his
supper with (~bei~) him(self), and after eating (he has eaten) it up,
he sits down and enjoys a smoke. 6. The last arrival (~Ankömmling~)
is a snail, all out‿of breath. Poor creature, she has‿to carry her
own house with [herself], from‿which (~wovon~) she has gotten a (the)
stitch‿in‿her‿side! No wonder (~Wunder~) that she is the last! 7. Then
the ant proposes (~vorschlagen~) a dance (~Tanz~), the cricket begins
to play, and the others dance merrily, except the snail (excepted,
~ausgenommen~), who is not used to whirling‿around rapidly and
easily gets dizzy. 8. But alas! In the middle of the (~mitten im~)
first dance they are interrupted by Mrs. Toad, to whom the toadstool
properly (~eigentlich~) belongs. 9. She is coming home late from a
visit (~Besuch~) at (~bei~) her cousin’s, where they have drunk so
much coffee and eaten so much cake that it has grown dark meanwhile
(thereover). 10. And how she berates the innocent (~unschuldig~)
dancers (~Tänzer~)! “Ragamuffins! Vagabonds! Village‿musicians!” she
cries angrily and swings at‿the‿same‿time (~dabei~) her red umbrella
with [its] brass handle. 11. What else can they do but (~anders tun
als~) pack‿up their duds and go‿out (~hinausgehen~) again into the
rain? 12. And in (~bei~) this pitiful exodus the snail remains so far
behind that she can no longer hear the cries of the other four, who
after wandering about for a long time find a fairly dry place where
they pass the rest‿of‿the (~übrig~) night. 13. All, however, will think
of this adventure as long as they live.~
Wie die Wodansmühle entstand.
~A.~ Merken Sie sich in dieser Geschichte folgende Konstruktionen und
Wendungen und übersetzen Sie dann zur Übung die englischen Sätze ins
Deutsche!