Mulan

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The Khan needs soldiers, and Mulan’s old father must go to war. Mulan has no older brother, so she buys a horse, puts on a soldier’s clothes and rides north.

5 chapters · about 950 words · 5–15 min to read.

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The Quiet Loom

Der leise Webstuhl

Long ago in northern China, there was a young girl. Her name was Mulan. Every day she sat at her loom near the door. All day the loom made its busy sound: click, clack, click, clack.

Vor langer Zeit gab es im Norden von China ein junges Mädchen. Ihr Name war Mulan. Jeden Tag saß sie an ihrem Webstuhl nahe der Tür. Den ganzen Tag machte der Webstuhl sein geschäftiges Geräusch: klick, klack, klick, klack.

But one day the loom was quiet. Mulan’s hands did not move. Her family heard only one sound from the door. It was Mulan’s long, sad sighs.

Doch eines Tages war der Webstuhl leise. Mulans Hände bewegten sich nicht. Ihre Familie hörte nur ein einziges Geräusch von der Tür. Es waren Mulans lange, traurige Seufzer.

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All 17 editions: titles, levels and lengths

Mulan · English (original)A2 Easy · 968 words · ~10 min
Mulan · GermanA2 Easy · 958 words · ~10 min
Μουλάν · GreekA2 Easy · 952 words · ~10 min
Mulán · SpanishA2 Easy · 987 words · ~10 min
Mulan · FrenchA2 Easy · 1,157 words · ~15 min
मूलान · HindiA2 Easy · 1,062 words · ~10 min
Mulan · IndonesianA2 Easy · 876 words · ~10 min
Mulan · ItalianA2 Easy · 1,060 words · ~10 min
ムーラン · JapaneseA2 Easy
뮬란 · KoreanA2 Easy · 681 words · ~10 min
Mulan · DutchA2 Easy · 977 words · ~10 min
Mulan · PolishA2 Easy · 786 words · ~10 min
Mulan · PortugueseA2 Easy · 1,015 words · ~10 min
Mulan · RomanianA2 Easy · 1,014 words · ~10 min
Mulan · TurkishA2 Easy · 712 words · ~10 min
Mộc Lan · VietnameseA2 Easy · 1,205 words · ~15 min
花木兰 · ChineseA2 Easy

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The original English is A2 Easy. In translation, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese are A2 Easy. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

How long is it?

About 968 words in 5 chapters: around 5–15 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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