Der Affe und das Krokodil

The monkey and the crocodile · बंदर और मगरमच्छ

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A monkey shares his sweet fruit with a hungry crocodile, and they become friends. But the crocodile's wife wants something else: the monkey's heart.

एक बंदर भूखे मगरमच्छ के साथ अपने मीठे फल बाँटता है, और दोनों दोस्त बन जाते हैं। लेकिन मगरमच्छ की पत्नी कुछ और चाहती है: बंदर का दिल।

Kapitel 1: Freunde am Fluss

Friends at the river · about 138 words · each German sentence with its English translation

Vor langer Zeit stand am Ufer eines großen Flusses ein Baum, dessen Früchte süßer waren als alle anderen in der Gegend.Long ago, on the bank of a great river, there stood a tree whose fruit was sweeter than any other in the area.

In seinen Ästen lebte ein junger Affe namens Raktamukha, der sich nur von diesen Früchten ernährte.In its branches lived a young monkey called Raktamukha, who lived on nothing but this fruit.

Er hatte keine Familie, war aber mit seinem einfachen Leben zufrieden.He had no family, but he was content with his simple life.

Eines Nachmittags kroch ein erschöpftes Krokodil aus dem Wasser und legte sich unter den Baum.One afternoon an exhausted crocodile crawled out of the water and lay down under the tree.

Es hieß Karalamukha und hatte schon lange nichts mehr gefunden, was es fressen konnte.It was called Karalamukha and had not found anything to eat for a long time.

Weil der Affe Mitleid hatte, warf er ihm einige Früchte hinunter, und das Krokodil fraß sie dankbar.Because the monkey felt sorry for it, he threw a few fruits down to it, and the crocodile ate them gratefully.

Von nun an besuchte das Krokodil den Affen jeden Tag, und bald verband die beiden eine echte Freundschaft.From then on the crocodile visited the monkey every day, and soon the two shared a real friendship.

Sie unterhielten sich stundenlang über das Leben am Fluss.They talked for hours about life on the river.

Abends nahm das Krokodil immer einige Früchte für seine Frau mit, die zu Hause auf ihn wartete.In the evenings the crocodile always took a few fruits for his wife, who was waiting for him at home.

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