Which languages can I read The Goose and the Golden Egg in?

English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. 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.

In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

About 145 words: around 5 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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Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?

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Die Gans mit den goldenen Eiern

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In each language: The Goose and the Golden Egg · Die Gans mit den goldenen Eiern · La gallina de los huevos de oro · La Poule aux œufs d’or · La gallina dalle uova d’oro

A countryman owns a remarkable goose that lays one glittering golden egg every single day, and selling the eggs slowly makes him rich. Impatient to get all the gold at once, he decides there must be a faster way than waiting.

In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 150 words · 5 min to read.

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Es war einmal ein Landmann, der die wunderbarste Gans besaß, die man sich vorstellen kann, denn jeden Tag, wenn er das Nest besuchte, hatte die Gans ein wunderschönes, glitzerndes, goldenes Ei gelegt.

There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden egg.

Der Landmann brachte die Eier auf den Markt und begann bald, reich zu werden. Doch es dauerte nicht lange, bis er ungeduldig mit der Gans wurde, weil sie ihm nur ein einziges goldenes Ei am Tag gab. Er wurde nicht schnell genug reich.

The Countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. But it was not long before he grew impatient with the Goose because she gave him only a single golden egg a day. He was not getting rich fast enough.

Eines Tages, nachdem er sein Geld fertig gezählt hatte, kam ihm die Idee, dass er alle goldenen Eier auf einmal bekommen könnte, indem er die Gans tötete und sie aufschnitt.

Then one day, after he had finished counting his money, the idea came to him that he could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the Goose and cutting it open.

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Languages

The Goose and the Golden Egg · English (original)145 words · ~5 min
Die Gans mit den goldenen Eiern · GermanB1 Intermediate · 141 words · ~5 min
La gallina de los huevos de oro · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 148 words · ~5 min
La Poule aux œufs d’or · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 137 words · ~5 min
La gallina dalle uova d’oro · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 137 words · ~5 min

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Questions

Which languages can I read The Goose and the Golden Egg in?: English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. 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?: In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?: About 145 words: around 5 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?: 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.
Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?: 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.