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The Night Bakery · Episode 37 of 50

Two Hundred and Ten Thousand

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Ana, 24, answers an advert and comes alone to Hollin Bridge, a small market town in the north of England: night baker wanted, no experience needed, room upstairs.

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Ana put the brush down in the bucket. Red water splashed onto her trainers. Behind her she could hear Daniel standing very still, and Maureen in her doorway, pretending not to listen. The canal was quiet. Somewhere a duck complained about something.

Ana legte die Bürste in den Eimer. Rotes Wasser spritzte auf ihre Turnschuhe. Hinter sich hörte sie, wie Daniel ganz still stand, und Maureen in ihrer Tür, die so tat, als würde sie nicht zuhören. Der Kanal war still. Irgendwo beschwerte sich eine Ente über irgendetwas.

She thought very carefully about every word before she said it. She had promised herself never to lie to Jess again. She had also promised Walter a week. For a second those two promises seemed to pull her in opposite directions, so hard that she could not breathe.

Sie überlegte sich jedes Wort sehr genau, bevor sie es sagte. Sie hatte sich geschworen, Jess nie wieder anzulügen. Sie hatte Walter auch eine Woche versprochen. Eine Sekunde lang schienen diese beiden Versprechen sie in entgegengesetzte Richtungen zu ziehen, so stark, dass sie keine Luft bekam.

“I’m not going to lie to you, Jess,” she said finally. “Not ever again. So I’m going to tell you the only true thing I’m allowed to say. It isn’t my story. It belongs to your family. But there is more to it than what the newspaper says, and more than what the town thinks. You need to ask your grandfather. Not next month. Soon. Today, if you can.”

„Ich werde dich nicht anlügen, Jess“, sagte sie schließlich. „Nie wieder. Also sage ich dir das Einzige, was ich wahrheitsgemäß sagen darf. Es ist nicht meine Geschichte. Sie gehört deiner Familie. Aber es steckt mehr dahinter als das, was in der Zeitung steht, und mehr, als die Stadt denkt. Du musst deinen Großvater fragen. Nicht nächsten Monat. Bald. Heute, wenn du kannst.“

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All 16 editions: titles, levels and lengths
  • Two Hundred and Ten Thousand · English (original)B2 Intermediate · 1,690 words · ~10 min
  • Zweihundertzehntausend · GermanB2 Intermediate · 1,641 words · ~10 min
  • Διακόσιες δέκα χιλιάδες · GreekB2 Intermediate · 1,679 words · ~10 min
  • Doscientos diez mil · SpanishB2 Intermediate · 1,632 words · ~10 min
  • Deux cent dix mille · FrenchB2 Intermediate · 1,863 words · ~10 min
  • दो लाख दस हज़ार · HindiB2 Intermediate · 1,975 words · ~15 min
  • Dua Ratus Sepuluh Ribu · IndonesianB2 Intermediate · 1,533 words · ~10 min
  • Duecentodiecimila · ItalianB2 Intermediate · 1,549 words · ~10 min
  • 二十一万 · JapaneseB2 Intermediate
  • Tweehonderdentientienduizend · DutchB2 Intermediate · 1,751 words · ~10 min
  • Dwieście dziesięć tysięcy · PolishB2 Intermediate · 1,376 words · ~10 min
  • Duzentos e Dez Mil · PortugueseB2 Intermediate · 1,627 words · ~10 min
  • Două sute zece mii · RomanianB2 Intermediate · 1,634 words · ~10 min
  • İki Yüz On Bin · TurkishB2 Intermediate · 1,214 words · ~10 min
  • Hai trăm mười nghìn · VietnameseB2 Intermediate · 2,104 words · ~15 min
  • 二十一万 · ChineseB2 Intermediate
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The original English is B2 Intermediate. In translation, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese are B2 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

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About 1,690 words: around 5–15 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.

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