If you like this story, there are also two other chapters:
This story even comes with a few basic text comprehension questions. The authors of deutschalsfremdsprache.ch went to great lengths to retell the story using very simple but grammatically perfect German. This story is told after a chapter from “Le petit Nicolas” by the popular French author Goscinny, world-renown for the Asterix stories. Nick, His Friends And A Photographer, by René Goscinny (And 2 Other Stories) Start reading (or listening) at ndr.de or select one of the following fairy-tales: Bonus: They all come with slow professional audio narration, so you don’t have to puzzle over pronunciation. Luckily the simplified German portal of national broadcaster NDR has a number of German fairy-tales rewritten in Einfache Sprache (simple language), so even absolute beginners can enjoy these classic tales.
Who doesn’t remember the classic fairy-tales by the Grimm brothers like Hänsel und Gretel, Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood) or Rapunzel? But if you’ve ever tried reading the original in German, you’ll know that most versions of these stories (especially those found on free websites) are told in a very archaic and baroque German, which is not just hard but almost impossible to fathom for novice learners. That’s why, in today’s post, I’d like to share a few stories with you that are even simpler and more accessible, so that even if you’ve just started out learning German, you can begin reading right away. However, even these required a certain level of German to make sense of.
In a previous post about simple German short stories for beginners I’ve showcased a handful of literary short stories, mostly from post-war times which are interesting enough but not too difficult for beginners. What are good sources? Do they actually use good German? Are they error-free? Fear not! I’ve done the work for you. Don’t believe me? There’s actually some interesting brain research on how languages affect our cerebral pathways.īut finding easy German short stories to practice your reading skills can be daunting, especially when combing through websites that are all in German. Learning German with stories is one of the most effective ways to increase your vocabulary and rapidly make sense of grammar in action.
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