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German 📗 Die zwölf Brüder

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  1. Es war einmal ein König 👑 und eine Königin 👸, die lebten(lived) in Frieden miteinander(With each other) und hatten zwölf(12)Kinder👬, das waren aber(but) laute Buben. Nun sprach der König zu seiner(his) Frau: Wenn(if)das dreizehnte Kind, was(what) du zur(to the) Welt bringst, ein Mädchen 👩🏻‍🦰 ist, so sollen(should) die zwölf Buben sterben(die), damit sein Reichtum(Wealth) groß wird und das Königreich ihm allein zufällt. Er ließ(Let) auch(also) zwölf Särge ⚰️ machen, die
  2. waren schon(Already) mit Hobelspänen gefüllt(filled), und in jedem(to each)lag(lay) das
  3. Totenkißchen(death Kiss) und ließ(let) sie(she) in eine verschlossene(Closed) Stube bringen, dann(then) gab(give) er der Königin👸 den Schlüssel(🔑)und gebot(bid) ihr(you), niemand(Nobody) etwas(Something) davon(of it) zu(to) sagen.
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  5. It was once a king and a queen they lived in peace with each other and had twelve children, they were but loud boys. Now spoke the king to his wife, if the thirteenth child what you to the world bring a girl is, so should the twelve boys die, with it be wealth big will and the kingdom alone. He let also twelve coffins make, they were already with Shavings filled, and in each lay The funeral kiss and let she in a closed room bring, then give he the king the key and bid you, nobody something of it to say.
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  7. https://projekt-gutenberg.org/authors/brueder-grimm/books/kinder-und-hausmaerchen-2/chapter/10/
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  9. Once upon a time there was a king 👑 and a queen, they lived in peace with each other and had twelve children👬, but they were all boys. Now the king said to his wife, "If the thirteenth child you give birth is a girl, let the twelve boys die, so that his wealth may grow, and the kingdom fall to him alone." He also had twelve ⚰️ made, which were already filled with planing shavings, and in each one lay the dead kiss, and had them brought to a closed parlour, then he gave the queen the key and ordered her not to tell anyone about it.
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  11. https://www.grimmstories.com/language.php?grimm=009&l=en&r=de
  12. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Household_stories_from_the_collection_of_the_Bros_Grimm_(L_%26_W_Crane)/The_Twelve_Brothers
  13. German text and audio
  14. https://www.childstories.org/de/die-zwoelf-brueder-36.html
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  16. German English
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  18. es it war Was
  19. einmal Once ein a
  20. und and das the
  21. die the lebten lived
  22. hatten had zwölf twelve
  23. kinder children waren were
  24. aber but Buben boys
  25. nun now sprach spoke
  26. zu to seiner his
  27. Frau wife wenn if
  28. was what zur to the
  29. bringst bring Mädchen girl
  30. ist is sollen should
  31. damit with it sein be
  32. groĂź big wird will
  33. allein alone lieĂź let
  34. auch also machen make
  35. waren were schon already
  36. mit with jedem to each
  37. sie she verschlossene closed
  38. stube parlour dann then
  39. gab give gebot bid
  40. ihr you niemand nobody
  41. etwas something davon of it
  42. sagen say
  43.  
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