German–English parallel text
Der Nordwind und die Sonne
The North Wind and the Sun
Aesop
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Der Nordwind und die Sonne stritten darüber, wer von ihnen der Stärkere sei. Während sie mit viel Hitze und Getöse stritten, ging ein Wanderer, in einen Mantel gehüllt, die Straße entlang.
The Æsop for Children The North Wind & the Sun The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.
„Lass uns vereinbaren“, sagte die Sonne, „dass der Stärkere ist, wer diesem Wanderer den Mantel ausziehen kann.“
“Let us agree,” said the Sun, “that he is the stronger who can strip that Traveler of his cloak.”
„Einverstanden“, knurrte der Nordwind und schickte sofort einen kalten, heulenden Windstoß gegen den Wanderer.
“Very well,” growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.
Beim ersten Windstoß flatterten die Enden des Mantels um den Körper des Wanderers. Aber er wickelte sich sofort fest darin ein, und je stärker der Wind blies, desto fester hielt er ihn fest.
With the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler’s body. But he immediately wrapped it closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew, the tighter he held it to him.
Der Nordwind zerrte wütend an dem Mantel, aber alle seine Mühen waren umsonst.
The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but all his efforts were in vain.
Dann begann die Sonne zu scheinen. Zuerst waren ihre Strahlen sanft, und in der angenehmen Wärme nach der bitteren Kälte des Nordwinds öffnete der Wanderer seinen Mantel und ließ ihn locker von den Schultern hängen. Die Strahlen der Sonne wurden immer wärmer.
Then the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun’s rays grew warmer and warmer.
Der Mann nahm seine Mütze ab und wischte sich die Stirn. Schließlich wurde ihm so heiß, dass er den Mantel auszog und sich, um der brennenden Sonne zu entkommen, in den willkommenen Schatten eines Baumes am Straßenrand warf.
The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last he became so heated that he pulled off his cloak, and, to escape the blazing sunshine, threw himself down in the welcome shade of a tree by the roadside.
Sanftheit und freundliches Zureden erreichen, was Gewalt und Getöse nicht schaffen.
Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.
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