Oscar Wilde
The Remarkable Rocket
Die bemerkenswerte Rakete
On the night of a prince's wedding, a vain Rocket waits among the other fireworks in the King's garden, sure that he is far more remarkable than everyone else and that the whole celebration is somehow in his honour. The display is due at midnight, but little goes as he expects.
B230 minAudio
How it begins
The King’s son was going to be married, so there were general rejoicings. He had waited a whole year for his bride, and at last she had arrived. She was a Russian Princess, and had driven all the way from Finland in a sledge drawn by six reindeer.
Der Sohn des Königs sollte heiraten, daher gab es allgemeine Freudenfeste. Er hatte ein ganzes Jahr auf seine Braut gewartet, und endlich war sie angekommen. Sie war eine russische Prinzessin und war den ganzen Weg von Finnland in einem Schlitten gefahren, der von sechs Rentieren gezogen wurde.
The sledge was shaped like a great golden swan, and between the swan’s wings lay the little Princess herself.
Der Schlitten war wie ein großer goldener Schwan geformt, und zwischen den Flügeln des Schwans lag die kleine Prinzessin selbst.
Her long ermine-cloak reached right down to her feet, on her head was a tiny cap of silver tissue, and she was as pale as the Snow Palace in which she had always lived. So pale was she that as she drove through the streets all the people wondered.
Ihr langer Hermelinmantel reichte bis zu ihren Füßen, auf ihrem Kopf trug sie eine winzige Kappe aus Silberstoff, und sie war so blass wie der Schneepalast, in dem sie immer gelebt hatte. Sie war so blass, dass alle Leute staunten, als sie durch die Straßen fuhr.
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- The Remarkable Rocket · English (original)B2 Intermediate · 4,373 words · ~30 min · Audio
- Die bemerkenswerte Rakete · GermanB2 Intermediate · 4,172 words · ~30 min · Audio
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