A2 · Grundlagen

Die Dame oder der Tiger? und andere Geschichten

Name: Die Dame oder der Tiger? und andere Geschichten
Author: Frank R. Stockton

Englischer Titel: The Lady, or the Tiger? and Other Stories

von Frank R. Stockton · lektüre

5 Kapitel
4.933 Wörter
etwa 38 Min.

Ein König überlässt es dem Zufall zu entscheiden: hinter einer Tür wartet eine Dame, hinter der anderen ein Tiger. Eine Prinzessin kennt das Geheimnis, aber auf welche Tür wird sie zeigen? Dann fliegt ein einsamer Greif zu einer stillen Stadt, um ein steinernes Bildnis von sich selbst zu sehen. Zwei berühmte Erzählungen von Frank R. Stockton.

Beim Lesen zuhören BaldVorlesen, bei dem jeder Satz hervorgehoben wird.

Den Anfang lesenDas ganze Buch gibt es, sobald EnglishReads startet. Das Buch ist auf Englisch, die Notizen auf Deutsch.

Den Anfang lesen

A long, long time ago, there lived a king. He was half wild and half civilized. He had big, strange ideas, and he was very powerful. When he wanted something, it happened. He often talked to himself. And when he and himself agreed about something, it was done.

When everything in his kingdom went well, the king was calm and friendly. But when there was a problem, he was even calmer and friendlier. Nothing made him happier than to fix a problem in his own way.

The king had heard about the great arenas of other countries. In those arenas, men fought each other, or they fought wild animals, and the people watched. The king liked this idea, but he changed it. His arena was not for fighting. It was a place of justice. In his arena, bad people were punished and good people were rewarded. And the king did not decide who was good or bad. Chance decided.