Der arme Müllersbursch und das Kätzchen
(The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once a miller had a son. The king wanted a cat. The son went to find one.
He came to a house. A cat was there. He took it.
The cat asked: where are we going? He said: to the king. The cat said: I want to be queen.
The king said: that is funny. He married the cat. They had a wedding.
The cat ate. The cat drank. The cat slept.
The king was tired of her. She said: give me a castle. He gave her a castle.
She had twelve cats. They were her court. The king came.
She was a princess. The king was happy. They lived happily ever after.
More tales
- Der Froschkönig (The Frog King)
- Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft (The Cat and Mouse in Partnership)
- Marienkind (Our Lady's Child)
- Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen (The Story of the Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear)
- Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein (The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats)
- Der treue Johannes (The Faithful Johannes)