Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
(Peter Schlemihl's Miraculous Story)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once there was a man named Peter. He sold his shadow. He got gold.
He was rich. But he had no shadow. People did not like him.
He met a gray man. The man took his shadow. Peter was sad.
He could not get it back. He went to see a wise man. The wise man said: be kind.
Peter went out. He helped people. He did not need a shadow.
He was happy. He lived happily ever after.
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- Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein (The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats)
- Der treue Johannes (The Faithful Johannes)