Die Nacht, in der die Mauer fiel
The night the Wall came down · वह रात जब दीवार गिरी
Katrin has never visited her aunt, who lives just a few kilometres away. Then, on the evening of 9 November 1989, a politician says one word on TV.
कात्रिन कभी अपनी मौसी से नहीं मिली, जो बस कुछ किलोमीटर दूर रहती हैं। फिर 9 नवंबर 1989 की शाम टीवी पर एक नेता एक शब्द कहता है।
Kapitel 1: Eine Stadt, zwei Welten
Katrin war neunzehn Jahre alt und wohnte in Ost-Berlin.Katrin was nineteen years old and lived in East Berlin.
Ihre Tante lebte nur wenige Kilometer entfernt, im Westen der Stadt.Her aunt lived only a few kilometres away, in the west of the city.
Trotzdem hatte Katrin sie noch nie besucht, denn zwischen ihnen stand die Mauer.Even so, Katrin had never visited her, because the Wall stood between them.
Die DDR hatte die Mauer im Jahr 1961 gebaut, damit niemand mehr in den Westen gehen konnte.East Germany had built the Wall in 1961 so that nobody could go to the West any more.
Wer über die Mauer fliehen wollte, riskierte sein Leben.Anyone who tried to escape over the Wall risked their life.
Doch im Herbst 1989 gingen in vielen Städten der DDR Tausende Menschen auf die Straße.But in the autumn of 1989, thousands of people took to the streets in many East German cities.
Sie riefen: „Wir sind das Volk!“ und forderten Freiheit.They shouted “We are the people!” and demanded freedom.
Am Abend des 9. November saß Katrin mit ihren Eltern vor dem Fernseher.On the evening of 9 November Katrin was sitting in front of the television with her parents.
Ein Politiker namens Günter Schabowski sprach über neue Regeln für Reisen.A politician called Günter Schabowski was talking about new rules for travel.
The rest of the story
- Kapitel 2: Wahnsinn! · Unbelievable!
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