Edith Green lives above the chemist's, up thirty-one stairs. I counted them on Wednesday with a cake in my hands.
How it begins
Edith Green lives above the chemist's, up thirty-one stairs. I counted them on Wednesday with a cake in my hands.
Edith Green wohnt über der Apotheke, einunddreißig Stufen hoch. Ich habe sie am Mittwoch gezählt, mit einem Kuchen in den Händen.
"Clara Novak," she said at the door, before I spoke. "I know your shoes. You walk like a teacher."
„Clara Novak", hat sie an der Tür gesagt, bevor ich gesprochen habe. „Ich kenne Ihre Schuhe. Sie gehen wie eine Lehrerin."
She is eighty-two, small and thin, with round glasses on a chain. Her eyes are bad now. She can see the shape of me, she says, but not my face.
Sie ist zweiundachtzig, klein und dünn, mit einer runden Brille an einer Kette. Ihre Augen sind jetzt schlecht. Sie sieht meine Form, sagt sie, aber nicht mein Gesicht.
Languages
- The Frozen Pond · English (original)A2 Easy · 945 words · ~10 min · Audio
- Der gefrorene Teich · GermanA2 Easy · 1,011 words · ~10 min · Audio
- El estanque helado · SpanishA2 Easy · 907 words · ~10 min · Audio
- L’étang gelé · FrenchA2 Easy · 1,073 words · ~10 min · Audio
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The original English is A2 Easy. In translation, German, Spanish and French are A2 Easy. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from Pre-A1 (starter) to C2.
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