Schweizer Abenteuer · Geschichte 12
Die Mutprobe von Chur
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In each language: Die Mutprobe von Chur · The Dare in Chur
Twelve-year-old Elias wakes up in Chur's hospital with a shattered leg after a dare on the railway embankment went wrong, and his two best friends have vanished without a word. Sharing a room with Jana, a sharp-tongued girl whose brother once played the same game, he starts to wonder whether he has seen the whole story, and what courage really means.
In German and English · 11 chapters · about 9,400 words · 1 h to read.
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Zimmer 214
Room 214
Als die Tür des Zimmers 214 aufging, wusste Elias Tscharner für einen Moment nicht, wo er war. Über ihm hing eine weisse Decke mit einem braunen Wasserfleck, der aussah wie ein Fisch ohne Schwanz. Es roch nach Desinfektionsmittel und nach Kamillentee. Sein linkes Bein lag auf einem Kissen, schwer wie ein Sack Zement, und irgendwo darin pochte ein dumpfer Schmerz.
When the door of room 214 swung open, Elias Tscharner didn't know for a moment where he was. Above him was a white ceiling with a brown water stain that looked like a fish without a tail. It smelled of disinfectant and camomile tea. His left leg lay on a pillow, heavy as a sack of cement, and somewhere inside it a dull pain was throbbing.
«Guten Morgen, Held», sagte eine tiefe Stimme. «Ich bin Pfleger Men. Weisst du, wo du bist?»
"Good morning, hero," said a deep voice. "I'm Men, your nurse. Do you know where you are?"
Languages
- Die Mutprobe von Chur · German (original)B2 Intermediate · 9,442 words · ~1 h
- The Dare in Chur · English10,124 words · ~55 min
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- The original German is B2 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
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- About 9,442 words in 11 chapters: around 1 h 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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