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Die Katze, die für sich allein ging

Rudyard Kipling

In each language: The Cat that Walked by Himself · Die Katze, die für sich allein ging · El gato que caminaba solo · Le Chat qui s’en va tout seul · Il gatto che se ne andava sempre solo

Long ago, when all the animals are wild, the Dog, the Horse and the Cow each come to the Woman’s cave and are tamed for roast bones and good grass. The Cat will be neither friend nor servant, yet he wants the fire and the milk, and means to keep his freedom.

In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 4,000 words · 20–35 min to read.

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Hört zu und gebt acht und horcht; denn dies begab sich und geschah und wurde und war, o mein Allerliebstes, als die zahmen Tiere noch wild waren.

Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild.

Der Hund war wild, und das Pferd war wild, und die Kuh war wild, und das Schaf war wild, und das Schwein war wild – so wild, wie man nur wild sein konnte – und sie gingen in den nassen, wilden Wäldern für sich allein. Aber das wildeste aller wilden Tiere war die Katze.

The Dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild, and the Pig was wild—as wild as wild could be—and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild lones. But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat.

Sie ging für sich allein, und alle Orte waren ihr gleich.

He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.

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Languages

  • The Cat that Walked by Himself · English (original)4,028 words · ~20 min
  • Die Katze, die für sich allein ging · GermanB1 Intermediate · 4,016 words · ~35 min
  • El gato que caminaba solo · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 3,838 words · ~30 min
  • Le Chat qui s’en va tout seul · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 4,323 words · ~35 min
  • Il gatto che se ne andava sempre solo · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 3,854 words · ~30 min

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Which languages can I read The Cat that Walked by Himself in?
English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
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In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?
About 4,028 words: around 20–35 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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