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Die drei kleinen Schweinchen
Joseph Jacobs
In each language: The Story of the Three Little Pigs · Die drei kleinen Schweinchen · Los tres cerditos · Les Trois Petits Cochons · I tre porcellini
An old sow has too little to keep her three little pigs, so she sends them out to seek their fortune. Each pig asks a passing man for building materials, straw, furze or bricks, and puts up a house. Then a wolf comes knocking at each door, asking to be let in.
In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 950 words · 5–10 min to read.
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Die Geschichte von den drei kleinen Schweinchen
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
Es war einmal, als Schweine reimten Und Affen Tabak kauten, Und Hühner Schnupftabak nahmen, um hart zu werden, Und Enten quak, quak, quak machten, o weh!
Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme And monkeys chewed tobacco, And hens took snuff to make them tough, And ducks went quack, quack, quack, O!
Es war einmal eine alte Sau mit drei kleinen Schweinchen, und da sie nicht genug hatte, um sie zu versorgen, schickte sie sie hinaus, um ihr Glück zu suchen. Das erste, das loszog, traf einen Mann mit einem Bündel Stroh und sagte zu ihm:
There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him:
Languages
- The Story of the Three Little Pigs · English (original)970 words · ~5 min
- Die drei kleinen Schweinchen · GermanB1 Intermediate · 946 words · ~10 min
- Los tres cerditos · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 848 words · ~5 min
- Les Trois Petits Cochons · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 1,056 words · ~10 min
- I tre porcellini · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 835 words · ~5 min
Open in the reader: German with English · Spanish with English · French with English · Italian with English
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Questions
- Which languages can I read The Story of the Three Little Pigs 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 B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
- How long is it?
- About 970 words: around 5–10 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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