Das Licht im See
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Every night at eleven, a blue light blinks deep under the water of a quiet Alpine lake. The village laughs, the fish swim towards it, and a retired physics teacher asks her grandson to bring his camera.
In German and English.
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- Das Licht im See · German (original)A2 Easy · 1,049 words
- The Light in the Lake · English1,009 words
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- Which languages can I read Das Licht im See 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 A2 Easy. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
- How long is it?
- About 1,049 words: around 5 minutes at an unhurried pace, with the translation beside it.
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- Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.
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- Yes. Download the EPUB for Kobo, Apple Books and most e-readers, or the AZW3 or MOBI for a Kindle, with each paragraph followed by its translation. There is also a side-by-side PDF to print, and each language on its own.