The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats

A fairytale about kids home alone, a disguised wolf, a mother’s return, and a rescued family.

The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats

Esit warwas einmalonce einea Ziegenmuttergoat mother, diewho hattehad siebenseven kleinesmall Ziegengoats. Einesone Tagesday musstehad to sieshe inin denthe Waldforest gehengo, umin order to Essenfood zuto holenfetch undand warntewarned ihreher Kinderchildren vorof/before demthe gefährlichendangerous Wolfwolf. Alswhen diethe Muttermother dasthe Haushouse verlassenleft hattehad undand diethe Ziegengoats alleinealone zuto Hausehome warenwere, kamcame derthe Wolfwolf undand gabgave sichhimself alsas ihretheir Muttermother auspretended. Dochbut diethe Ziegengoats erkanntenrecognized denthe Betrugdeception undand öffnetenopened diethe Türdoor nichtnot.

Dathen überlegteconsidered sichhimself derthe Wolfwolf, wiehow erhe diethe jungenyoung Geißleinkids (young goats) austricksentrick könntecould. Erhe ate etwassome Kreidechalk, umin order to seinehis Stimmevoice höherhigher zuto machenmake, undand nahmtook etwassome Mehlflour, umin order to seinehis Pfotenpaws weißwhite zuto färbendye. Nunnow versuchtetried erhe esit erneutagain undand klopfteknocked anat derthe Türdoor. Diethe Ziegengoats warenwere sichthemselves nichtnot sichercertain, obwhether esit ihretheir Muttermother warwas, undand wolltenwanted diethe Pfotepaw sehensee. Dasince diethe Stimmevoice klangsounded wielike diethe Stimmevoice ihrertheir Muttermother, undand diethe Pfotepaw ganzcompletely weißwhite warwas, öffnetenopened siethey diethe Türdoor. Dathen sahensaw siethey jedochhowever, dassthat esit derthe Wolfwolf warwas undand verstecktenhid sichthemselves überalleverywhere imin the Haushouse. Derthe Wolfwolf fandfound siethem jedochhowever fastalmost alleall, verschlangdevoured sechssix derof the siebenseven Ziegengoats undand schliefslept dannthen einfell asleep.

Alswhen diethe Muttermother Ziegegoat zurückkamcame back, fandfound sieshe dasthe Haushouse zerstörtdestroyed undand ihreher Kinderchildren verschwundenmissing. Sieshe fandfound denthe schlafendensleeping Wolfwolf undand schnittcut ihnhim aufopen, umin order to ihreher Kinderchildren zuto befreienfree. Siethey stecktenput Steinestones inin denthe Bauchbelly desof the Wolfeswolf undand alswhen erhe zumto the Brunnenwell gingw ent, zogenpulled ihnhim diethe Steinestones hinunterdown undand ertrankdrowned.

Diethe Ziegengoats warenwere erleichtertrelieved undand tanztendanced umaround denthe Brunnenwell herumaround. Diethe Muttermother Ziegegoat fandfound alleall ihreher Kinderchildren wiederagain undand siethey lebtenlived glücklichhappily undand sichersafely.

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    Quiz
  • Warum ging die Ziegenmutter in den Wald?
    Um Essen zu holen
    Um Holz zu sammeln
    Um die Großmutter zu besuchen

Vocabulary
anziehen
to put on; get dressed
holen
to fetch
nehmen
to take
öffnen
to open
legen
to lay; put (directional)
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