Der Runenberg
(The Runenberg)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once there was a hunter. He went to the Runenberg. He saw a stone.
It was closed. He opened it. He saw gold.
He took a coin. He came home. He married a girl.
They had a baby. He went back to the Runenberg. He took more gold.
He was a hunter no more. He went to the mountain. He saw the stone.
He went in. The stone was closed. The gold was gone.
He was a hunter no more. He was a hermit. He lived in the mountain.
He was happy. He did not need gold. Be careful what you wish for.
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