Classic
Rapunzel
Brothers Grimm
In each language: Rapunzel · Raiponce · Raperonzolo
A couple who long for a child finally have a daughter, but only after the wife's craving for a rare plant in a witch's garden forces her husband into a desperate bargain. The witch takes the baby and, when the girl turns twelve, shuts her in a tower with no door, only a window.
In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 1,400 words · 10 min to read.
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Leggi in tedesco a sinistra. inglese è a destra per aiutarti e, mentre leggi, il pulsante a forma di occhio la sfoca o la nasconde.
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Es waren einmal ein Mann und eine Frau, die sich schon lange vergeblich ein Kind wünschten. Endlich machte sich die Frau Hoffnung, dass Gott ihr Verlangen erfüllen würde.
There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire.
Diese Leute hatten ein kleines Fenster an der Rückseite ihres Hauses, von dem aus man in einen prächtigen Garten sehen konnte, der voll von den schönsten Blumen und Kräutern stand.
These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs.
Er war jedoch von einer hohen Mauer umgeben, und niemand wagte es, hineinzugehen, weil er einer Zauberin gehörte, die große Macht hatte und von der ganzen Welt gefürchtet wurde.
It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.
Languages
- Rapunzel · English (original)1,402 words · ~10 min
- Rapunzel · GermanB1 Intermediate · 1,307 words · ~10 min
- Rapunzel · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 1,310 words · ~10 min
- Raiponce · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 1,369 words · ~10 min
- Raperonzolo · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 1,254 words · ~10 min
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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.
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- About 1,402 words: around 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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