【德語故事】A1-A2繪本故事聽力 P2 - Der kleine Frosch, der sich nicht ins Wasser traut

Today I’m telling you the Siggikitt story about the little frog and his big fear of water Near a beautiful clear mountain lake lives a little froglet He is green has big lively eyes and is named Fränzchen Fränzchen loves hopping through the grass enjoys singing silly frog songs and is actually just an ordinary young frog If only he weren't afraid of water I'm not daring to go in says Fränzchen standing at the edge of the lake The water looks so foreign so unfamiliar so uncertain to him Come on Fränzchen you can do it his frog mother calls out to him sitting on a lily pad in the pond Fränzchen would love to be on a lily pad too but he doesn't dare No no he shakes his head then I'll just collapse after all But you can swim Fränzchen you're a frog Swimming comes quite easily her frog mother says But Fränzchen doesn't believe he can swim He stays put on the shore nervously staring at the water and says it once more No no I wouldn't dare go in there A duck flew by and landed right in the middle of the lake Ripples immediately form stirring the surface of the water This frightens Fränzchen even more Everything's wobbling everything's swaying he cries looks far too unstable And as he sees a small wave approaching him He leapt dramatically and vanished into the bushes in the blink of an eye No no he doesn't want to be in such a shaky boat The next morning Fränzchen is back at the lakeside Today his frog father is with him Come on Fränzchen I'll show you how to step into the water he encourages No no answers Fränzchen into the water I'm not going in there You'll see it's perfectly easy And then Father Frog shows him how it's done With a mighty leap he jumps into the lake straight into the deep water and vanishes Fränzchen no longer sees him but he does see a few bubbles rising Shortly afterward his father emerges laughing from the water So now it's your turn waving to his son Fränzchen looks at the deep water and shakes his head No no I'm not going in the deep water Come into the shallow water suggests Papa Frog Fränzchen also gazes at the shallow water Yet it looks so strange so unfamiliar What could possibly be waiting for him there Fränzchen doesn’t even want to try it No no he says crossing his arms I just want to be here by the shore By the lake Fränzchen feels safe Here he isn't afraid at all he can play and search for pretty pebbles He can hop over stones or balance on a fallen log He can bake small sandcakes and build sandcastles in the sand Here by the shore he feels at ease Fränzchen sighs Papa Frog You're already a big frog son It's really time you learned to swim You can't stay on the shore forever But Fränzchen sees it entirely differently When he thinks of the water he doesn't feel big at all There he feels small anxious and shy And so he says it again No no into the water—I'm not going in there The next day Fränzchen's aunt takes the frog boy to the lake Come on Fränzchen she says offering him her hand Let's swim in the lake I can't swim replies Fränzchen When you were little Aunt Frog says you swam everywhere You were still a tadpole then You never had any fear of water You may have forgotten that But if you step into the water you'll remember it again You'll soon discover how beautiful it is in the water But Fränzchen simply can't believe you He looks at his green arms and his green frog legs I wasn't a tadpole at all he insists No no I'm not going in the water She sighs her aunt She can't persuade the little frog boy to jump into the water either And while Fränzchen finally plays in the sand by the lake's shore the adults chat beneath the shade of a tree What on earth are we going to do the frog mother worries Fränzchen must learn to swim—he is a frog after all And he's old enough Papa Frog adds All the other froglets have been swimming for ages Yet none of the adults knows how to help Franzchen overcome his fear of water Yes adults simply couldn't know that Because some things only children can understand And what I mean by that you'll hear shortly On a particularly hot day in June Fränzchen hears loud noises coming from the lake He hears laughter and giggling squeaking and shouting splashing and splattering It sounds like incredible fun Curious Fränzchen hops eagerly to the lake and watches intently to see what might be happening A group of frog children are splashing around in the water There must be about twenty little frogs They play in the water bathe dive swim laugh with joy cheer and have great fun They somersault and tumble into the water leaping from lily pad to lily pad Splashing each other racing through the water and exploring the lake's bottom by diving Fränzchen keeps hearing cheerful giggles and lively laughter The other children are having so much fun sighs Fränzchen feeling just a touch envious One of the frog children sees the frog boy standing on the shore Hey you it calls out to him want to come into the water with me But Fränzchen shakes his head No no he says into the water I wouldn't dare go in And the frog children keep playing A few frogs have discovered they can bounce on the lily pads like trampolines They're having such fun Other frog children lie on their backs on the water making it look as though they're floating on the surface They bask in the sun on their bellies smiling happily and contentedly There another little frog sees the young frog standing on the shore Hey you it calls out are you coming too It's really a lot of fun Fränzchen sadly shakes her head No no not into the water—I'm still not brave enough to go in But actually Fränzchen would really love to be playing in the water with the other children He would also love to have that much fun and joy But he still hasn't found the courage Oh what's this A group of froglets have found a large piece of bark On it they've attached a small stick like the mast of a boat Let's play pirates they exclaim excitedly And this is our boat Now it gets exciting A large sheet is turned into a sail The pirate frogs take their places on the boat The adventure can begin Land in sight they call out now That must be a treasure island—drop the anchor And a real treasure hunt Now Fränzchen can do nothing else He simply can't stand by the shore and watch any longer He has to get in the water to be part of this pirate adventure First he cautiously steps one foot into the water Fränzchen notices that the water is pleasantly cool refreshing and invigorating It's not so bad after all Fränzchen happily notes Then carefully slips his second foot into the water He waits briefly but nothing bad still happens On the contrary it feels really good standing here in the water Then Fränzchen sticks his hand into the water Actually he says it's quite nice here And there as he cautiously dips his hand into the water He gets splashed wet by one of the frog children A whole splash of water lands on his back But it feels pleasant refreshing and really good on a hot day Hey you Fränzchen calls out loudly The froglet that splashed him winks at him cheekily Fränzchen grins back even more impudently And then he leaps and hops into the deep water I can swim Fränzchen shouts aloud And as he realizes the water is carrying him while he moves his arms and legs Of course you can swim the other frog children laugh What did you think You're a frog after all Astonished Fränzchen swims and dives through the water feeling not at all foreign but strangely familiar He recalls what his aunt told him "When you were still a little tadpole you swam everywhere " she had said And Fränzchen realizes it's true The water doesn't feel eerie at all but familiar and comforting And wonderfully nice And suddenly someone calls out Pirates ahoi Fränzchen sticks his head out of the water Ahead of him sails the pirate ship built by the frog children I want to play too calls Fränzchen Then come aboard the pirates called to him That’s Fränzchen ’s doing And then he’s no longer just the frog boy Fränzchen but he is the adventurous pirate captain Franz Froschbart who with his crew is currently searching for the buried Goldstadt A great adventure awaits him It's so thrilling that Fränzchen doesn't even notice time slipping away And when late in the afternoon the frog children all go home Fränzchen hops joyfully to his parents Mama Papa he says I was in the lake today in the water I dared to go down all the way down deep His frog parents are delighted they shout to him congratulations And I found a treasure Fränzchen said There were sharks in the water and seagulls in the sky And there was a fierce storm Our boat nearly sank But we managed to reach the treasure island just in time And there on the island dangerous crocodiles prowled There was also a volcano and a limestone cave Fränzchen tells it excited and utterly thrilled And as he speaks Frog Mom and Frog Dad exchange stunned looks What Sharks and crocodiles and volcanoes they ask Here in our mountain lake And that’s when Fränzchen starts to laugh Yes and that’s precisely why there are certain things only children can do not adults—because children have so much imagination And imagination—surely you've got plenty of that too Right