×

Select Store

Dowload from Google Play Dowload from the App Store

Scan with Camera

Dowload via QR Code
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

Experience the benefits of this forward-thinking translation strategy that tailors language learning to your specific needs. You have control over the difficulty, which ensures that the content is neither too easy nor overly challenging. This method enhances your ability to understand new words through context, reducing reliance on direct translations. While the translations are subtly obscured to foster learning, you can still look up unclear terms. This balanced approach makes language acquisition smoother and more enjoyable. Delve into these translated literary works and discover the satisfaction of mastering a language through reading.

PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedinthis
buch
bookreallyoccurred;
oneor
zwei
twowereexperiencesofmyown,
die
therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.
HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
leben
life;
TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsof
drei
threeboyswhomIknew,
und
andthereforebelongstothecomposite
ordnung
orderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
alle
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodof
dieser
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtyorfortyyears
vor
ago.
Althoughmybookisintendedmainlyfor
die
theentertainmentofboysandgirls,I
hoffe
hopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymen
und
andwomenonthataccount,for
teil
partofmyplanhasbeento
versuchen
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhatthey
einst
oncewerethemselves,andofhowthey
fühlten
feltandthoughtandtalked,
und
andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
manchmal
sometimesengagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
No
antwort
answer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgonewiththatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
antwort
answer.
Theoldladypulledherspectaclesdown
und
andlookedoverthemaboutthe
raum
room;
thensheputthem
hoch
upandlookedoutunderthem.
Sheseldomor
nie
neverlookedthroughthemforsosmalla
sache
thingasaboy;
theywereherstatepair,theprideofherheart,
und
andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—she
können
couldhaveseenthroughapairofstove-lidsjustas
gut
well.
Shelookedperplexedfora
moment
moment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
aber
butstillloudenoughfor
die
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
wenn
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forby
dieser
thistimeshewasbendingdown
und
andpunchingunderthebedwith
die
thebroom,andsoshe
brauchte
neededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrected
nichts
nothingbutthecat.
“I
nie
neverdidseethebeatofthatboy!”
She
ging
wenttotheopendoor
und
andstoodinitandlooked
aus
outamongthetomatovines
und
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.
Nein
NoTom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
und
andshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
ein
aslightnoisebehindher
und
andsheturnedjustintimetoseize
ein
asmallboybytheslackofhisroundabout
und
andarresthisflight.
“There!
I
könnte
might’a’thoughtofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeen
gemacht
doinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Lookatyourhands.
Und
Andlookatyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatitis.
FortytimesI’vesaid
wenn
ifyoudidn’tletthatjamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Theold
dame
ladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirts
aus
outofdanger.
Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthehighboard-fence,
und
anddisappearedoverit.
HisauntPollystoodsurprised
ein
amoment,andthenbrokeinto
ein
agentlelaugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tI
nie
neverlearnanything?
Ain’theplayedmetricks
genug
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?
Aber
Butoldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’tlearnanold
hund
dognewtricks,asthesayingis.
Aber
Butmygoodness,heneverplaysthemalike,
zwei
twodays,andhowis
ein
abodytoknowwhat’scoming?
He’pearsto
wissen
knowjusthowlonghe
kann
cantormentmebeforeI
bringen
getmydanderup,andheknows
wenn
ifhecanmakeouttoputmeofffor
eine
aminuteormakemelaugh,it’sall
unten
downagainandIcan’t
schlagen
hithimalick.
Iain’tdoingmydutybythatboy,
und
andthat’stheLord’struth,goodnessknows.
Sparetherod
und
andspilethechild,astheGoodBooksays.
I’malayingupsin
und
andsufferingforusboth,Iknow.
He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
aber
butlaws-a-me!
he’smyowndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
und
andIain’tgotthe
herz
hearttolashhim,somehow.
EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoes
verletzt
hurtmeso,andeverytimeI
schlage
hithimmyoldheart
meisten
mostbreaks.
Well-a-well,manthatisbornof
frau
womanisoffewdays
und
andfulloftrouble,astheScripturesays,
und
andIreckonit’sso.
He’llplayhookeythisevening,[*]
und
andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehim
arbeit
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
schwer
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,when
alle
alltheboysishavingholiday,
aber
buthehatesworkmorethanhe
hasst
hatesanythingelse,andI’vegottodosomeofmydutyby
ihn
him,orI’llbetheruinationof
der
thechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdidplayhookey,
und
andhehadaverygood
zeit
time.
Hegotbackhomebarelyinseasonto
helfen
helpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’swood
und
andsplitthekindlingsbeforesupper—atleasthewas
da
thereintimetotellhisadventurestoJim
während
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthe
arbeit
work.
Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
bereits
alreadythroughwithhispartof
der
thework(pickingupchips),forhewas
ein
aquietboy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.
Während
WhileTomwaseatinghissupper,
und
andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestionsthatwerefullofguile,
und
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
viele
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanityto
glauben
believeshewasendowedwithatalentfordark
und
andmysteriousdiplomacy,andshelovedtocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
schule
school,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
gehen
goina-swimming,Tom?”
Abitof
ein
ascareshotthroughTom—atouchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
gesicht
face,butittoldhim
nichts
nothing.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
Die
Theoldladyreachedouther
hand
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
und
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’ttoowarm
jetzt
now,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflect
dass
thatshehaddiscoveredthat
das
theshirtwasdrywithout
jemand
anybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinhermind.
Aber
Butinspiteofher,Tomknew
wo
wherethewindlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhat
könnte
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdampyet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
dachte
thinkshehadoverlookedthatbitofcircumstantialevidence,
und
andmissedatrick.
Thenshehad
eine
anewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
wo
whereIsewedit,topumponyour
kopf
head,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Der
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
gesicht
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Nun
Well,go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
und
andbeena-swimming.
ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
eine
akindofasingedcat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Dieses
Thistime.”
Shewashalf
traurig
sorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,
und
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductfor
einmal
once.
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,now,
wenn
ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollarwithwhitethread,
aber
butit’sblack.”
“Why,Ididsewitwith
weiß
white!
Tom!”
ButTomdidnot
gewartet
waitfortherest.
Ashewentoutat
der
thedoorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
In
eine
asafeplaceTomexamined
zwei
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustinto
die
thelapelsofhisjacket,
und
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhitethread
und
andtheotherblack.
Hesaid:.
“She’d
nie
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
manchmal
sometimesshesewsitwith
weiß
white,andsometimesshesewsitwith
schwarz
black.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
eine
oneort’other—Ican’tkeep
das
therunof’em.
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidforthat.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
der
theModelBoyofthevillage.
Heknew
den
themodelboyverywellthough—andloathed
ihn
him.
Withintwominutes,or
sogar
evenless,hehadforgotten
alle
allhistroubles.
Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavy
und
andbittertohimthan
ein
aman’saretoa
mann
man,butbecauseanew
und
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
und
anddrovethemoutofhis
verstand
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementofnewenterprises.
Dieses
Thisnewinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,whichhehad
gerade
justacquiredfromanegro,
und
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedin
ein
apeculiarbird-liketurn,a
art
sortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
wahrscheinlich
probablyremembershowtodo
es
it,ifhehaseverbeen
ein
aboy.
Diligenceandattention
bald
soongavehimtheknackofit,
und
andhestrodedownthe
straße
streetwithhismouthfullofharmony
und
andhissoulfullofgratitude.
He
fühlte
feltmuchasanastronomer
fühlte
feelswhohasdiscoveredanewplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.
Die
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Ein
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
junge
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
Anew-comerofanyageoreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityinthepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Dieser
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedonaweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwas
ein
adaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwas
neu
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
Hehadshoeson—anditwasonlyFriday.
He
sogar
evenworeanecktie,abrightbitofribbon.
Hehad
eine
acitifiedairabouthimthatateintoTom’svitals.
Das
ThemoreTomstaredat
das
thesplendidmarvel,thehigherhe
wandte
turneduphisnoseathisfinery
und
andtheshabbierandshabbierhisownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboyspoke.
Wenn
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—but
nur
onlysidewise,inacircle;
theykeptfacetoface
und
andeyetoeyeall
die
thetime.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
kann
canlickyou!”
“I’dliketo
sehen
seeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
kann
candoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Eine
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’llmakeitmybusiness.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyousay
viel
much,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
I
könnte
couldlickyouwithone
hand
handtiedbehindme,ifIwantedto.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyoudoit?
Yousayyou
kannst
candoit.”
“WellI
werde
will,ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’ve
gesehen
seenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
You
denkst
thinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,what
ein
ahat!”
“Youcanlumpthathat
wenn
ifyoudon’tlikeit.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’lltakeadare
wird
willsuckeggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
ein
afightingliaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuchmoreofyoursassI’lltake
und
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,ofcourseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
warum
whydon’tyoudoitthen?
What
tun
doyoukeepsayingyou
wirst
willfor?
Whydon’tyou
tust
doit?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
und
andmoreeyingandsidlingaroundeachother.
Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Go
weg
awayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
jeder
eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,
und
andbothshovingwithmight
und
andmain,andgloweringat
jeder
eachotherwithhate.
Butneither
konnte
couldgetanadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
beide
bothwerehotandflushed,
jeder
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,
und
andTomsaid:.
“You’reacoward
und
andapup.
I’lltellmybig
bruder
brotheronyou,andhe
kann
canthrashyouwithhislittlefinger,
und
andI’llmakehimdo
es
it,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbig
bruder
brother?
I’vegotabrotherthat’sbigger
als
thanheis—andwhat’smore,he
kann
canthrowhimoverthatfence,
auch
too.
“That’salie.”