The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in German and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.
About this book
On a gray Kansas prairie where the earth is cracked and colorless and even the little house stands paint-blistered and alone, a farm girl named Dorothy finds her only brightness in the laughter she shares with Toto, her small black dog. Then a cyclone lifts the whole house whirling into the sky and carries it far from everything she knows. When it comes to rest, it lands in a country of lush greensward and fruit-laden trees, of brilliant birds and gorgeous flowers — the land of Oz, home to witches and wizards and a road of yellow brick that leads to a city built of emeralds.
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Dorothy lebte mitten in der großen Prärie von Kansas.
Dorothy lived in the middle of the big Kansas prairies.
Sie lebte mit Onkel Henry, der Bauer war, und Tante Em, seiner Frau.
She lived with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, his wife.
Ihr Haus war klein.
Their house was small.
Das lag daran, dass das Holz für den Bau viele Meilen mit dem Wagen transportiert werden musste.
This was because the wood to build it had to travel many miles by wagon.
Das Haus hatte vier Wände, einen Boden und ein Dach, und das ergab nur ein Zimmer.
The house had four walls, a floor, and a roof, and these made just one room.
In diesem Zimmer stand ein alter, rostiger Kochofen.
Inside this room there was an old, rusty cookstove.
Es gab auch einen Schrank für Geschirr, einen Tisch, drei oder vier Stühle und die Betten.
There was also a cupboard for dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.
History
- Written by L. Frank Baum in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026