The Boy & the Filberts
Der Junge und die Haselnüsse
A hungry boy discovers a jar full of delicious nuts and reaches inside to grab as many as he can. But when he tries to pull his hand out, he faces an unexpected problem that teaches him an important lesson.
A boy saw a jar full of nuts.
Ein Junge sah ein Glas voller Nüsse.
The jar had a small opening at the top.
Das Gefäß hatte eine kleine Öffnung an der Oberseite.
The boy put his hand inside the jar.
Der Junge steckte seine Hand in das Gefäß hinein.
He grabbed as many nuts as he could hold.
Er ergriff so viele Nüsse, wie er fassen konnte.
Now his hand was full of nuts.
Nun war seine Hand voller Nüsse.
But his hand was too big to come out of the jar.
Aber seine Hand war zu groß, um aus dem Krug herauszukommen.
The boy tried to pull his hand out.
Der Junge versuchte, seine Hand herauszuziehen.
He could not do it.
Es gelang ihm nicht.
His hand was stuck.
Seine Hand war festgeklemmt.
The boy started to cry.
Der Junge fing an zu weinen.
He wanted the nuts, but he also wanted his hand free.
Er wollte die Nüsse, aber er wollte auch seine Hand frei haben.
An old man walked by.
Ein alter Mann ging vorbei.
He saw the boy crying.
Er sah den Jungen weinen.
"What is wrong?"
"Was ist los?"
asked the old man.
fragte der alte Mann.
"My hand is stuck in this jar,"
"Meine Hand steckt in diesem Krug fest,"
said the boy.
sagte der Junge.
The old man looked at the jar.
Der alte Mann blickte auf das Glas.
He looked at the boy's hand.
Er blickte auf die Hand des Jungen.
"Let go of half the nuts,"
"Lass die Hälfte der Nüsse los,"
said the old man.
sagte der alte Mann.
"Then your hand will come out."
"Dann wird deine Hand herauskommen."
The boy did not want to let go of the nuts.
Der Junge wollte die Nüsse nicht loslassen.
But finally, he dropped half of them.
Doch schließlich ließ er die Hälfte davon fallen.
His hand became smaller.
Seine Hand wurde kleiner.
Now he could pull his hand out of the jar.
Nun konnte er seine Hand aus dem Glas ziehen.
The boy was free.
Der Junge war frei.
He still had some nuts to eat.
Er hatte noch einige Nüsse zu essen.