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Die Rübe

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In each language: The Turnip · Die Rübe · El nabo · Le Navet · La rapa

Two brothers are soldiers; one is rich, the other poor. The poor one takes off his red coat and becomes a gardener. When he grows a turnip so huge that two oxen can hardly pull it and gives it to the king, his rich brother grows envious and sets out to do better.

In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 1,200 words · 5–10 min to read.

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Es waren zwei Brüder, die beide Soldaten waren; der eine war reich und der andere arm. Der arme Mann dachte, er wolle sein Glück versuchen; er zog seinen roten Rock aus, wurde Gärtner, grub seinen Boden gut um und säte Rüben.

There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor. The poor man thought he would try to better himself; so, pulling off his red coat, he became a gardener, and dug his ground well, and sowed turnips.

Als die Saat aufging, war eine Pflanze größer als alle anderen; sie wurde immer größer und größer und schien gar nicht mehr aufhören zu wollen zu wachsen, sodass man sie wohl die Königin der Rüben hätte nennen können, denn eine solche war noch nie zuvor gesehen worden und würde auch nie wieder gesehen werden.

When the seed came up, there was one plant bigger than all the rest; and it kept getting larger and larger, and seemed as if it would never cease growing; so that it might have been called the prince of turnips for there never was such a one seen before, and never will again.

Schließlich war sie so groß, dass sie einen ganzen Wagen füllte und zwei Ochsen sie kaum ziehen konnten; der Gärtner wusste nicht, was er in aller Welt damit anfangen sollte, und ob sie ihm ein Segen oder ein Fluch sein würde. Eines Tages sagte er zu sich selbst: „Was soll ich nur damit tun?

At last it was so big that it filled a cart, and two oxen could hardly draw it; and the gardener knew not what in the world to do with it, nor whether it would be a blessing or a curse to him. One day he said to himself, ‘What shall I do with it?

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Languages

  • The Turnip · English (original)1,155 words · ~5 min
  • Die Rübe · GermanB1 Intermediate · 1,122 words · ~10 min
  • El nabo · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 1,086 words · ~10 min
  • Le Navet · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 1,215 words · ~10 min
  • La rapa · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 1,029 words · ~10 min

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