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Das letzte Blatt

O. Henry

In each language: The Last Leaf · Das letzte Blatt · La última hoja · La Dernière Feuille · L’ultima foglia

In a cold Greenwich Village winter, Johnsy lies gravely ill and has decided she will die the moment the last leaf falls from the ivy vine outside her window. Her roommate Sue watches helplessly as the leaves disappear one by one.

In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 2,300 words · 15–20 min to read.

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In einem kleinen Viertel westlich des Washington Square sind die Straßen verrückt geworden und haben sich in kleine Streifen zerlegt, die man „Places“ nennt. Diese „Places“ bilden seltsame Winkel und Kurven. Eine Straße kreuzt sich sogar ein oder zwei Mal selbst.

In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One street crosses itself a time or two.

Ein Künstler entdeckte einst eine wertvolle Möglichkeit in dieser Straße. Angenommen, ein Sammler mit einer Rechnung für Farben, Papier und Leinwand würde auf seinem Weg durch diese Gegend plötzlich sich selbst entgegenkommen, ohne dass auch nur ein Cent auf das Konto gezahlt worden wäre!

An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints, paper and canvas should, in traversing this route, suddenly meet himself coming back, without a cent having been paid on account!

So kamen die Kunstleute bald in das malerische alte Greenwich Village geschlichen, auf der Jagd nach Nordfenstern, Giebeln aus dem achtzehnten Jahrhundert, holländischen Dachböden und niedrigen Mieten.

So, to quaint old Greenwich Village the art people soon came prowling, hunting for north windows and eighteenth-century gables and Dutch attics and low rents.

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Languages

  • The Last Leaf · English (original)2,349 words · ~15 min
  • Das letzte Blatt · GermanB2 Intermediate · 2,380 words · ~15 min
  • La última hoja · SpanishB2 Intermediate · 2,390 words · ~15 min
  • La Dernière Feuille · FrenchB2 Intermediate · 2,628 words · ~20 min
  • L’ultima foglia · ItalianB2 Intermediate · 2,304 words · ~15 min

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Which languages can I read The Last Leaf 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.
What level is it?
In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are B2 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?
About 2,349 words: around 15–20 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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