Die zertanzten Schuhe
(The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once a king had three daughters. They danced every night. Their shoes were torn.
The king said: who can find out gets the princess. A prince came. He watched.
The eldest went to a door. The door said: turn the key. The prince saw.
They danced. The prince watched. The third night the king came.
They danced. The king saw. The shoes were torn.
The king knew. They were dancing with dwarves. The king was angry.
The dwarves were gone. The prince got the princess. And 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)