Die Nixe im Teich
(The Nixie of the Pond)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once there was a man. He had three sons. The youngest was little.
The man caught a fish. The fish said: let me go. I will give you what you want.
The man let him go. The fish gave them a castle. The older brothers were jealous.
They went to the pond. The oldest went down. He came up a fountain of oil.
The middle went down. He came up a fountain of wine. The youngest went down.
The nixie was there. He stayed. He was kind.
He came up. The nixie gave him gold. They lived happily ever after.
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- 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)