German Facts
Nouns and most words which function as nouns in German are written starting with a capital letter
32% of citizens in the EU-15 countries claim to be able to converse in German, either as a mother tongue or a second language
Until circa 1800, standard German was pretty much only a written language, due to the variety of regional dialects
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Der kleine Riese
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Es waren einmal ein Riese und seine Frau. Sie hatten keine Kinder, aber sie wünschten sich einen kleinen Riesen. Dieser Wunsch ging eines Tages in Erfüllung.
Der kleine Riese war sehr klein. Seine Eltern waren zwei Meter größer als er. Sie mußten immer auf den Boden schauen, um ihn nicht aus Versehen zu treten. Der kleine Riese liebte seine Eltern, aber er fühlte sich im Land der Riesen manchmal sehr alleine. Die anderen Riesenkinder in der Schule nannten ihn Zwerg, weil er ein sehr kleiner Riese war. Das machte ihn traurig. Deshalb packte er eines Tages seine Koffer. Er wollte in das Land der Zwerge reisen.
Als er im Land der Zwerge ankam, war er sehr überrascht, wie klein dort alles war. Nun mußte er auf den Boden sehen, um die anderen nicht aus Versehen zu treten. Die Schule hier war so klein, dass er nicht durch die Tür paßte.
Es dauerte nicht lange, bis sich die Einwohner des Land bei dem kleinen Riesen beschwerten. Sie hatten Angst vor dem kleinen Riesen. Der kleine Riese wußte bald, dass er hier nicht bleiben konnte.
D er kleine Riese war sehr traurig. Er er glaubte, dass es keinen Platz geben würde, an dem er glücklich leben konnte. Also wanderte er weiter in das Land der Menschen.
Hier waren die Menschen gleich groß wie er selbst. In der Schule war er der Größte unter den Kindern, aber keiner machte sich über ihn lustig und es hatte auch keiner Angst vor ihm. Die Menschen waren sehr freundlich. Sie freuten sich, dass der kleine Riese bei ihnen bleiben wollte. Endlich hatte er einen Ort gefunden, an dem er sich wohlfühlte.
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