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    German Short Stories: 8 Easy to Follow Stories with English Translation For Effective German Learning Experience
    German Short Stories: 8 Easy to Follow Stories with English Translation For Effective German Learning Experience
    German Short Stories: 8 Easy to Follow Stories with English Translation For Effective German Learning Experience
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    German Short Stories: 8 Easy to Follow Stories with English Translation For Effective German Learning Experience

    By Dave Smith

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    The Simple Way To Learn German...


    If you are curious about the German language, eager to know interesting things about Germany's culture and her people, or are just an ambitious reader looking for new short stories to add to your digital library, then this book would be a great fit for you!


    This book features several short stories in the Germanic tongue, along with their English translations. There are also sections dedicated to some grammatical and critical notes on the texts. The purpose of this book is not only to inform the reader about the German language, but also to entertain, and this short story collection does just that with ease. The topics that these stories cover range from private detective work to war, and from fairytale pancakes running from their evil captors to simple house tours. You won't want to miss out on any of it.


    This book is intended for use by beginner to intermediate German language level learners, so the reader need not be intimidated. Here, he or she will not find any technical jargon fit for a professional linguist or any esoteric German fit for a native German speaker. As was mentioned before, the purpose of this book is to inform and entertain, not to prepare the reader for a doctoral dissertation on German literature.


    The stories included in this book were written by a number of contemporary authors in a number of genres and styles. They are as follows:


    Daisy Macbeth by Crystal Jones


    Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen by H.A. Guerber


    Einkaufen im Supermarkt (Anonymous)


    Unser Haus (Anonymous)


    Die Suche Nach Lorna by Crystal Jones


    Der Hausvater by H.A. Guerber


    Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf by H.A. Guerber


    Der Pfannkuchen by H.A. Guerber


    As mentioned before, these stories are not only featured in both English and German, they are also supplemented with additional notes exploring the storytelling elements of each story along with grammatical notes, tips, and such.


    Don't wait another moment to enjoy from this information – Get your copy of German Short Stories right away!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Williams
    Release dateSep 15, 2018
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    Dave Smith

    Dave Smith played more than 300 games for Rangers in an Ibrox career spanning eight years, having launched his career with hometown club Aberdeen in the early 1960s. Capped twice by Scotland and having captained Rangers, he went on to play in South Africa and the USA, as well as managing in Scottish league and non-league football.

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    Introduction

    Congratulations on downloading German Short Stories , and thank you for doing so. The German language is a very fascinating language that is at once incredibly useful and feasible for most native English speakers to learn. In downloading this book, the reader can gain an advantage in their communication skills and can also benefit from the innumerable neurobiological advantages which come with learning a second language. The stories featured in this book are at once very entertaining and extremely meaningful, while the tips and grammatical notes featured in each chapter are a potentially irreplaceable asset to any ambitious reader trying to learn the German language.

    The following chapters will feature eight selected short stories, presented first in their original German texts followed by their English translations. Finally, each chapter closes off with some grammatical and critical notes on the texts. The purpose of the first two parts is to provide comparative texts for the reader who is attempting to learn German. The last section provides the reader with educational resources for deciphering all the technical details of the texts. It also offers brief plot outlines.

    The mention of the German short story genre may harken the educated reader back to the stereotypically doldrum nature of The Grimm’s Fairy Tales or other similar collections, but none of such stories have been included in this book. The tales featured here are written on a more contemporary note, making them more useful and relevant to the modern reader and learner. It may be noted that the objective of this book is to provide the most relevant information possible to the casual and modern learner. In this book, you will find none of the esoteric verbiages meant for the professional linguist’s consumption.

    To that end, this book will provide information useful for the beginner or intermediate learner. It is also an entertaining depository of some of the better literature that the German people have to offer; a big task, but one which has been undertaken regardless. As was mentioned before, this book includes eight German short stories. Their titles are as follows: Daisy Macbeth by Crystal Jones, Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen by H.A. Guerber, Einkaufen im Supermarkt (Anonymous), Unser Haus (Anonymous), Die Suche Nach Lorna by Crystal Jones, Der Hausvater by H.A. Guerber, Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf by H.A. Guerber, and Der Pfannkuchen by H.A. Guerber.

    Chapter One: Daisy Macbeth

    German text:

    Daisy schaute die Kleider im Schaufenster von Bronzettis Lieblingseis mit drei Geschmacksrichtungen. Sie ging nie in den Laden, ihre Preise waren zu hoch für sie.

    Ich muss zugeben, dass italienische Stile sehr nett sind, aber man muss ziemlich schlank sein, um in sie hineinzukommen, Daisy murmelte vor sich hin. Es war nicht so, dass Daisy fett war, sie war durchschnittlich groß, aber sicherlich nicht hauchdünn, wie die meisten Modelle. Sie sagte zu sich selbst: Mm, dieser Zweiteiler ist ein schöner Schatten.

    Hinter ihrem Rücken hört sie: Kay, ich habe nicht erwartet, dich hier zu sehen—oh, sorry, du bist nicht Kay, oder?

    Daisy drehte sich um, um zu sehen, wer mit ihr sprach. Es war ein ziemlich schäbig aussehen der, bärtiger Mann im Alter von etwa fünfzig Jahren. Er war eindeutig afrikanischen Ursprungs und hatte einen starken südlichen Akzent. Trotz seiner Kleidung trug er eine Brille einer berühmten italienischen Marke, von der Daisy wusste, dass sie extrem teuer war.

    Nein, in der Tat.

    Daisy war es nicht gewohnt, mitten auf der High Street geplaudert zu werden und in Richtung ihrer Lieblingseisdiele zu laufen.

    Bitte entschuldigen Sie, Miss... äh, ich bin Filmregisseurin und...

    Nein, danke, ich bin nicht interessiert. Auf Wiedersehen.

    Nein, du verstehst nicht. Das bin ich wirklich. Ich bin Lawrence Baker, sagte der Mann Daisy in der Hoffnung, dass die Erwähnung seines Namens sein seltsames Verhalten erklären würde.

    Und ich bin Privatdetektiv! erwiderte Daisy.

    Oh, das spielt keine Rolle, du wirst genau das Gleiche tun, antwortete Lawrence.

    Daisy war ziemlich gut darin, lästige Leute loszuwerden, aber dieses Mal war sie ein wenig neugierig, was hinter dieser Art von Beharrlichkeit steckt.

    Nennen Sie mich Lawrence, fügte der Mann hinzu. "Falls du noch nie von mir gehört hast, ich habe eine Besetzung von The Tempest in Harlem inszeniert."

    Daisy liebte es, Shakespeare auf der Leinwand zu sehen und hatte den Film tatsächlich gesehen.

    "Ich mochte deinen Film sehr, aber ich bin nicht Kay und... oh, du hast nicht von Kay Bartok gesprochen,

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