Das Gespenst im Lagerhaus
The Ghost of the Camp House
On a class camp in the Jura's Freiberge, twelve-year-old Yara tells a ghost story at the campfire so well that the whole class screams. Then the knocking she invented starts for real, wet footprints appear on the stairs, and quiet Luca wants to go home. On the third night something is breathing outside the door, and Yara has to find out who has turned her story into truth.
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How it begins
Der erste Satz
The First Sentence
Um zwei Uhr nachts klopfte es dreimal an die Tür des Schlafsaals, und Yara Meier wusste, dass niemand anders schuld daran war als sie selbst. Sie hatte das Klopfen nämlich selbst erfunden, und sie hatte es am Lagerfeuer beschrieben, Schlag für Schlag, und die ganze Klasse hatte ihr zugehört. Jetzt lag sie steif unter ihrer Decke, und das Klopfen kam wieder.
At two o'clock in the morning there were three knocks on the dormitory door, and Yara Meier knew that nobody was to blame but herself. After all, she had invented the knocking herself, and she had described it at the campfire, blow by blow, and the whole class had listened. Now she lay rigid under her blanket, and the knocking came again.
Angefangen hatte alles vier Tage früher, an einem Montag im September, auf dem Bahnhof von Saignelégier.
It had all started four days earlier, on a Monday in September, at the station in Saignelégier.
Languages
- Das Gespenst im Lagerhaus · German (original)B2 Intermediate · 9,485 words · ~1 h · Audio
- The Ghost of the Camp House · EnglishB2 Intermediate · 10,147 words · ~1 h 15 min · Audio
Questions
Which languages can I read Das Gespenst im Lagerhaus in?
German and English. 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?
The original German is B2 Intermediate. In translation, English is B2 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from Pre-A1 (starter) to C2.
How long is it?
About 9,485 words in 11 chapters: around 1 h – 1 h 15 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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